Here’s some good news for NBC News: A probe into the factors that led to Matt Lauer being fired from the organization for inappropriate sexual behavior has determined that everything is going just fine and that there is not a “current culture of harassment” at NBC News. Plus, nobody at any position of authority at NBC…
In the five months since his initial apology after he was let go from Today for what parent network NBC tactfully characterized as “inappropriate sexual behavior”—Variety published a report with all the creepy details, if you’re inclined to read them—Matt Lauer has kept out of the public eye, allowing his former…
NBC fired Matt Lauer from the Today show in November over allegations of sexual misconduct that go back decades, a decision that has done wonders for the daily news broadcast’s ratings and resulted in a well-deserved promotion for Hoda Kotb. Now, Lauer’s longtime Today co-host Katie Couric—who left the show in 2006—is…
The Today show kicked off the new year by announcing that Hoda Kotb will permanently replace alleged sexual predator Matt Lauer as co-anchor.
Suggesting that, just maybe, Matt Lauer wasn’t so vital to the success of NBC’s Today that he should have been allowed to install an informal sex dungeon in his office, Deadline reports that the morning news show is continuing to post strong ratings in the wake of the long-time host’s departure. And while analysts are…
Looks like the Today show is doing just fine without alleged sexual predator Matt Lauer, as Entertainment Weekly reports ratings have jumped in the last week.
Following his firing and two in-depth reports of sexual harassment allegations, former Today anchor Matt Lauer has issued a statement of apology.
Ah, 2012: A lighter, simpler time. Barack Obama was in the White House, Twitter was a platform for stupid internet jokes and annoying memes (instead of hate speech and presidential proclamations), and the sexual culture was such that a genial morning news show like NBC’s Today could run a long segment openly mocking…
Matt Lauer has been fired from the Today show for inappropriate sexual behavior, Deadline reports. A colleague filed a “detailed complaint” against the longtime anchor, who’d held the post for over 20 years, on Monday night. NBC News chairman Andrew Lack then issued a memo to the morning show staffers, a statement…
Ben Affleck is dutifully making his way around the talk show circuit at the moment, giving a command performance as someone who’s not totally sick of all this “being Batman” bullshit by now. Affleck’s efforts to promote his new superhero throwdown Justice League keep getting sidetracked in interviews, though, as…
Corey Feldman was not making a statement about the United States’ faltering position on the world stage when he dropped that miniature American flag to the filth-covered floor during his performance of “Take A Stand” on NBC’s Today yesterday. Or so he says. While discussing his second recent, ill-fated morning show…
Displaying the same intermittent morality that convinced it to proudly drop Donald Trump as host of The Apprentice but then bring him on The Tonight Show multiple times and give him his very own toothless episode of Saturday Night Live, NBC has decided to suspend Today host Billy Bush for the comments he made in the…
Despite lacking the proper funding from fans for his album—not to mention the talent—Corey Feldman continues to pursue a music career. The ’80s-movie mainstay went on Today to promote his album Angelic 2 The Core, so titled because he can’t resist punning on his name at every opportunity. The Feldmaniac also followed…
With its coverage growing increasingly prophetic, The Onion staff recently pulled back the curtain to reveal just how all of this fake, occasionally prescient news makes it to digital print. Today’s Willie Geist ventured into The Onion’s stronghold, located in Chicago’s River North neighborhood, which is usually just…
When NBC announced that Charlie Sheen would give a revealing interview Tuesday morning on Today, speculation ran rampant on the actor disclosing his rumored HIV-positive status. Sheen spoke with Today co-host Matt Lauer in a three-part interview, and he began by confirming that he is HIV positive.
Variety reports that Charlie Sheen will appear on Tuesday morning’s Today show to make a “revealing personal announcement,” following a press release from NBC about an interview between Sheen and Today’s Matt Lauer. Rumors are circulating that it’s related to his health—specifically, that he’s HIV positive. Variety …
NBC’s Today has a longstanding tradition of dressing its hosts in elaborate costumes every Halloween, the better to scare its viewers out of their living rooms and into doing something more productive with their mornings. In the past, the crew at 30 Rock has extended network branding initiatives by disguising…
This week, Trevor Noah debuted as host of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show. He faces the unenviable task of replacing Jon Stewart, a host who practically defined the show’s influential approach to political comedy. If he’s smart, Noah will focus on making the show his own and won’t try to become Stewart 2.0. But in the…
When Frasier raced to the front of the sitcom pack in 1993, its breakout character was the one member of the Crane family who never needed a witty retort to score a laugh. Moose, the Jack Russell terrier who played family dog Eddie, landed on the cover of Entertainment Weekly and earned glowing accolades from his…
Kathie Lee Gifford, your mom’s “crazy” friend who wants to know if she’s talking too loud—Is she talking too loud? Well, who cares!—has composed an 18-minute musical by slinging droplets of rosé across a staff. And because she’s terrifying, NBC has agreed to play those pink-stained notes for a live production of said…
