From the Liveblog of
Thursday, November 30, 2017
Fired TV anchor Lauer expresses ‘shame’ and ‘regret’
WASHINGTON — Fired NBC TV anchor Matt Lauer expresses “shame” and “regret” Thursday for the first time since a female colleague came forward with a detailed claim of sexual misconduct by the US star.
“Some 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,” he says.
“I regret that my shame is now shared by the people I cherish dearly,” he says.
Lauer, for 20 years the top anchor of NBC’s “Today Show,” was summarily fired Wednesday less than 48 hours after the unnamed colleague met with network executives.
His sudden fall was just the latest to rock the US media and entertainment industries, hit by rolling waves of disclosures that have brought down some of the biggest names in the business.
— AFP
The Times of Israel Community.