The woman who filed a complaint with NBC News against Matt Lauer on Monday night, accusing him of “inappropriate sexual behavior,” met with the New York Times on Monday afternoon, the paper revealed Wednesday morning.
The woman was not ready to tell her story publicly at that time, according to the New York Times.
Both the New York Times and Variety have been working on stories about sexual harassment allegations against Lauer for several weeks, as CNN’s Brian Stelter reported shortly after NBC News announced that Lauer had been fired. Neither outlet has published the results of their investigations.
Civil rights lawyer Ari Wilkenfeld told the New York Times that he was representing the woman who filed the complaint with NBC News that prompted Lauer’s firing. He would not name his client but confirmed that they met with NBC officials Monday.
“My client and I met with representatives from NBC’s Human Resources and Legal Departments at 6 p.m. on Monday for an interview that lasted several hours. Our impression at this point is that NBC acted quickly, as all companies should, when confronted with credible allegations of sexual misconduct in the workplace,” Wilkenfeld told the New York Times in a statement. “While I am encouraged by NBC’s response to date, I am in awe of the courage my client showed to be the first to raise a complaint and to do so without making any demands other than the company do the right thing.”
Wow! Lauer was their top guy for sure. I disliked him after the debate grilling of Hillary Clinton last year (e-mails) but then gave Trump a total pass on his sexual behavior. Good riddance!
I had no reason to be a fan of Lauer’s, never watched the show, but the way he treated Clinton in the presidential debate, was, for me, enough reason for NBC to fire him. He banged incessantly on her emails, gave PP ample opportunity to lie at length, and yet I knew nothing would come of it, worse there was hardly anyone who disagreed he was way out of line.
The signs were there
Sad that in America it seems the only thing that upsets folks is a sex scandal. Not greed, corruption, fraud, incompetence, etc…