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Matt Lauer<\/strong> hosted the Today <\/i>show <\/i>for more than two decades before he was fired following allegations of sexual misconduct.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are no words to express my sorrow and regret for the pain I have caused others by words and actions,\u201d Lauer told Us Weekly <\/i>in a 2017 statement. \u201cTo the people I have hurt, I am truly sorry. As I am writing this I realize the depth of the damage and disappointment I have left behind another at home and at NBC.\u201d<\/p>\n He continued, \u201cSome of what is being said about me is untrue or mischaracterized but there is enough truth in these stories to make me feel embarrassed and ashamed. I regret that my shame is now shared by the people I cherish dearly.\u201d<\/p>\n Keep scrolling for more on Lauer\u2019s Today <\/i>exit:<\/p>\n Savannah Guthrie<\/strong> and Hoda Kotb<\/strong> revealed during a November 2017 broadcast that Matt Lauer<\/strong> had been fired after coworker Brooke Nevils<\/strong> accused the TV journalist of sexual misconduct.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like we owe it to our viewers to pause for a moment. You know, this is shocking and appalling and I honestly don\u2019t even know what to say about it,\u201d Guthrie said during the live broadcast. \u201cI know it wasn\u2019t easy for our colleague Brooke to come forward then, it\u2019s not easy now, and we support her and any women who have come forward with claims. It\u2019s just very painful for all of us at NBC and at the Today<\/i> show. It\u2019s very, very, very difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n Matt Lauer was fired in fall 2017 after being accused of sexual misconduct in the workplace. His NBC colleague Brooke Nevils claimed that she had nonconsensual sex with Lauer while they traveled to Russia to cover the 2014 Winter Olympics. He denied the allegations.<\/p>\n \u201cIt began when she came to my hotel room very late one night in Sochi, Russia. We engaged in a variety of sexual acts,\u201d he said in a letter obtained by Us <\/i>in 2017. <\/i>\u201cWe performed oral sex on each other, we had vaginal sex and we had anal sex. Each act was mutual and completely consensual.\u201d<\/p>\n In addition to Nevils\u2019 allegations, Variety <\/i>conducted a two-month investigation into Lauer\u2019s behavior and reported that Lauer gave another coworker a sex toy and exposed himself to a third. He similarly denounced the claims.<\/p>\n Matt Lauer was married to Annette Roque<\/strong> when he was fired from Today.<\/i><\/p>\n \u201cIn response to your inquiry, our client has asked us to tell you that now that the parties are officially divorced, her priority and only concern is for their wonderful children,\u201d Roque\u2019s lawyer told People <\/i>in October 2019. \u201cOur client will make no further statements.\u201d<\/p>\n Roque filed for divorce in July 2019, and the proceedings were finalized in September 2019. Lauer and Roque share three children: Jack, Romy and Thijs.<\/p>\n Family friend Hilary Gumbel<\/strong> later told Us <\/i>how Lauer\u2019s kids were coping in light of the scandal.<\/p>\n \u201cWe get together every now and then. The kids are doing much better, which means a lot,\u201d Gumbel told Us <\/i>exclusively in December 2019.<\/p>\n Brooke Nevils took a leave of absence from her role as a producer at NBC, which eventually became permanent. She later detailed her account of the incident in her 2026 memoir, Unspeakable Things<\/i>.<\/p>\n \u201cThe day after I made my complaint, Matt was questioned by NBC and fired by NBC News chairman Andrew Lack later that night,\u201d she wrote, per an excerpt published by New York Magazine<\/i>\u2019s The Cut <\/i>in January 2026. \u201cThe next day, an investigative reporter was texting my personal cell phone. Eventually a tabloid began calling my coworkers at 30 Rock, apparently asking whether they were aware that I was Matt\u2019s \u2018mistress who\u2019d gotten him fired.\u2019 After that, I made it a few more months before taking a leave of absence that would ultimately prove permanent.\u201d<\/p>\nWhen Was Matt Lauer Fired From \u2018Today?\u2019<\/b><\/h2>\n
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