'That is not a unique situation. That happens at news organizations all the time.' RonanFarrow reveals new details about NBC News’ culture, secret payouts and much more in his new book CatchAndKill
"They are not allegations of an affair — they are allegations of a crime," said Kotb, who replaced Lauer after his ouster over sexual misonduct, on Wednesday morning's 'Today.'co-hosts Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb addressed fresh claims about former colleague Matt Lauer on Wednesday's show, calling the accusations "shocking and appalling."
The anchors, who became the NBC News show's first female co-anchors in 66 years after the ouster of Lauer, were responding to claims revealed in Ronan Farrow's explosive new book, , which focuses on his investigation into Harvey Weinstein. In the book and in his first interview for, Farrow details secret payouts at NBC News and how Lauer may have played a role in the network’s decision to kill the journalist's 2017 Harvey Weinstein exposé that kicked off the #MeToo movement.
"I feel like we owe it to our viewers to pause for a moment,” Guthrie began Wednesday morning. "This is shocking and appalling, and I honestly don’t know even know what to say about it. I know it wasn’t easy for our colleague Brooke to come forward then. It is not easy now, and we support her and any women who come forward with claims. And it is just very painful.
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