The latest – and biggest – casualty from the Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment blowback was revealed moments ago, when NBC announced it fired its leading morning news anchor Matt Lauer over sexual harassment allegations, the network’s president for news said in a memo to staff on Wednesday.
“Today” star Matt Lauer, the highest paid personality in TV news, was fired following “a detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace,” NBC News Chairman Andy Lack said in an email to NBC News staff.
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The full email is below:
Dear Colleagues,
On Monday night, we received a detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace by Matt Lauer. It represented, after serious review, a clear violation of our company’s standards. As a result, we’ve decided to terminate his employment. While it is the first complaint about his behavior in the over twenty years he’s been at NBC News, we were also presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident.
Our highest priority is to create a workplace environment where everyone feels safe and protected, and to ensure that any actions that run counter to our core values are met with consequences, no matter who the offender.
We are deeply saddened by this turn of events. But we will face it together as a news organization – and do it in as transparent a manner as we can. To that end, Noah and I will be meeting with as many of you as possible throughout the day today to answer your questions.
The memo announcing the termination of Lauer was read on air during the Today show this morning. Lauer’s co-host, Savannah Guthrie, announced the news on live TV. Appearing on the verge of tears, Guthrie said, “All we can say is we are heartbroken; I’m heartbroken.” She described Lauer as “a dear, dear friend,” and said she was “heartbroken for the brave colleague who came forward to tell her story.” Calling Lauer’s resignation part of a national reckoning, she asked “How do you reconcile your love for someone with the revelation that they have behaved badly?”
Moments after the news, a gloating President Trump tweeted “Wow, Matt Lauer was just fired from NBC for “inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace.” But when will the top executives at NBC & Comcast be fired for putting out so much Fake News. Check out Andy Lack’s past!”
I hope Trump has iron clad irrefutable proof he has never sexually harassed anyone. Dude, keep your head down, no? Why don’t you just paint a bullseye on your head.
That attempt on Trump was pulled out in the run up last year. pussy grabbing was one hot topic by REgressives and neverTrumpers to derail him. It went no where, remember?
And frankly, we can expect more of it in the run up to 2020. It’ll all be Roy Moore level bullshit but much better orchestrated I’m sure.
In the workplace?
Actually trump pointed out a relevant fact with his Access Hollywood quote. He said that these star wannabee’s would let you do anything ‘including grabbing their pussy’s’ if you are a tv star. Does anyone doubt that? So they are willing to eagerly offer their bodies to get ahead. Why is that a lessor affront than men using intimidation against them to use their bodies? Same moral sewer, no?
Yes
This shit is funny now but how long will it be before hear: “It was revealed today that Stevie Wonder once looked in the direction of a woman’s ass and was let go by his record label for this “unforgivable, sexist act of terrorism” .”
Now might be a good time for some of those Horrorwood stars that promised to leave the USA if tRump won, to actually GTFO!
I just read a headline on Drudge about the Grammy’s: “Where are all the pop stars?” Apparently all the awards went to rap and hip hop artists, not pop stars.
I think that after Miley Cyrus and a few others jumped the shark, even the sheople have had enough.
This might be the tastiest Fourth Turning ever! We’ll all get hosed in the end but we are apparently going to be treated to watching the arrogant, self important shiny people go from leading our culture to being steamrolled by it first. As my brother would say, “Put some STANK on it!”
Interesting to note, Matt Lauer interviewed Hillary during campaign. He asked her a question about the homemade server, and she was angry wanting Matt Lauer’s head. Payback?…
Bad things happen to those that go against the Clinton’s.
But that’s just a coincidence, I’m sure.
Not likely, generally those who cross the Clinton’s end up dead.
This probably has the harpy’s prints all over it. BTW how many times did Matt pork Savanna G ?
I’m no fan of Lauer or any of these people but shouldn’t you be found guilty first before you’re employer begins destroying people? If its all bullshit, and there’s no evidence/proof, wouldn’t Lauer and others huge wrongful termination case against them?
Doesn’t the burden of proof lie with the accuser? “Well, your dog barked at me but didn’t bite but I want him putdown cause he hurt my feelings and now I’m afraid of K9’s.”
Apparently a woman came forward and made statements to NBC, plus the I believe CNN is reporting the NT Times had been investigating Lauer. This is more than he said – she said.
I think back on how ironic Lauer interviewed O’ Rielly on the Today Show. Lauer had to know he was a potential target as well.
Put perfectly….This liberal/progressive feminism bulls**t needs to cease. There is real sexual harassment.Then there is what Feminizes say is sexual harassment. Things that used to be compliments are now construed as harassment. We are headed to some kind of zombie environment. Is it not a natural thing to be attracted to the opposite sex? If we keep this up no one is going to say anything to anyone else for fear of retribution.
I turned to CNN at 8 because I wanted to see how it went over there. Chris Coumo looked like he was going to throw up as the CNN news gal read the story. Get your checkbook out Chris cause some women want to be paid! I think Stefanopoulus is safe as he is probably a homo!
Looks as if the Alinskyites are having to live by their own rules . Ironic.
This is turning into Witch Trials, to what end. Guilty without proof this will not end well. Trump had better get his plan together now not later. The 4th Turning is heating up.
Present day madness courtesy of Clinton’s 1996 Violence Against Women Act.
Your user name made me crack a chuckle.
I still go to ZeroHedge, but the Bitcoin stuff is definitely over the top.
The left needs to start being more careful of what they accuse their opposition of.
The age of hypocrisy is coming to an end and theirs is starting to come back on them.
Darn. I was watching George and Gracie and missed the whole thing.
Has anyone notice with the exception of Fox News’ casualties, and Judge Moore; the big news worthy names harassing women are Democrats, such as Bill Clinton again, Weinstein, numerous Hollywood names, plus Franken, Conyers?
Who is the war on women being waged by?
Most of them have some other things in common, too, if you scratch the surface – but it’s probably anti-semitic to notice them.
Please let that dwarf queer fuck Stephanapolous (spelling?) be next…..
Can I start filing complaints when I get groped at the airport?
The Libs are taking a page from Hitler’s playbook. Next they will attack the handicapped, mentally ill and sexual deviants. I love watching the snake eating its own tail.
Robert (QSLV)
Maybe Anderson Cooper will be next…………….
Nah, too light in the loafers.
1. That attempt on Trump was pulled out in the run up last year. pussy grabbing was one hot topic by REgressives and neverTrumpers to derail him. It went no where, remember?
2. This is turning into Witch Trials, to what end. Guilty without proof this will not end well. Trump had better get his plan together now not later.
I think the two are related as a cause and effect. The women are not having it. Trump started an avalanche, we are in the initial stages. Since the War on Trump failed, it devolved into a general offensive against the media that attempted to muzzle the women. Thus, we have the current Women’s War on Wankers (or Weinsteins). If the Trump victory was hailed as an upending of the status quo, how then could the media dare keep women chained in the cellar as per the usual? In the end, we may see the house of blab burned down like Ariel Castro’s house
EC
Hell hath no fury, like a woman ignored.
I think, at least it seems to me, that you are blaming things on Trump that are the fruits of the leftist opposition to him and their other conservative opponents, not things he is responsible for.
I mean the Trump event horizon and not necessarily Trump himself. The perps in this case were the media that ignored the women’s outrage. The mindset of the women became, Now you pay. There was the interim Hillary protest but it morphed into a war on men.
You can’t just tamp down public outrage, whatever group is suppressed, the energy builds and seeks an outlet. The 60’s was a release of the pent up energy of the 50’s. Some may see it as a cycle, like an ouroboros snake. It is like a low frequency electrical wave; it reaches max potential, discharges and begins charging again.
EC (I hope Infidel doesn’t think I’m that ignorant)
Off topic but it needs to be posted–
The Gaytivity,a nativity scene w/2 Josephs
short article w/pic
https://eaglerising.com/49026/disgusting-twitter-explodes-over-gaytivity-set-with-two-josephs/
It does not need to be posted. This is not a pervie site, despite YoBo’s bleeding pic yesterday. Seriously, dude, let’s try to keep a grasp of reality as we knew it, ok? We don’t need to help the confusion along.
EC
I think we need EC to resign from the blog.
I have evidence.
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ADMINNNNNN!!!!!!! I’m being set up. I did not have sex with that bitch, Miss Coyote
I just want to gloat again! Charlie Rose for Thanksgiving, Matt Lauer as an early Christmas present and , puhleaze Santa, put Chuck Todd in my stocking.
what would really be great is if one of these guys gets taken down for gay sexual harassment-
That’s why I said Anderson Cooper.
Let’s be honest. Matt Later got the job because of his appeal to women. The only demographic that watches that show.
Those and many other women were coming on to him.
Trump campaigned on draining the swamp. History will show whether he’s the greatest traitor or the greatest shitlord troll this nation has ever seen. Gotta admit some satisfaction seeing these self-righteous bolshevik fuck-os getting what they deserve.
Another bad sex post. Heavily commented.
You people are just as titillated with this shit as the general population. SMH.
That story about the two faggot Joesphs in the Nativity scene was interesting though … from the standpoint of how fucking depraved Western Civilization is becoming.
Explain this, Nazi bitch!
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Easy.
One you fuck. The others fucks you.
I trust you know which is witch. (misspelled on purpose)
Garrison Keillor, formerly of National Predator Radio, has been fired for sexual misconduct from Minnesota Public Radio. This guy made my skin crawl and anyone who didn’t suspect he was a pervert just wasn’t paying attention.
“Humor needs to come in under cover of darkness, in disguise, and surprise people. Like a rapist.”
—Garrison Keillor
“A lovely thing about Christmas is that it’s compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together. Like rape.”
~Garrison Keillor
All of the other reindeer (reindeer)
used to laugh and call him names. (Like Pinocchio!)
They never let poor Rudolph (Rudolph)
join in any reindeer games. (Like the rapist!)
I would have thought he was too busy pointing out the faults of the non communist white guys to have time to get in trouble.
Wonder Boy strikes again ..The arrogant ,self important skinny People go from leading our culture to being steamrolled by it ” Indent Service you are amazing .Now if you just do what I tell you to do…. you would be ok .STAY AWAY FROM BLACK Women .Do what Stucky does in his sexual fantasies.
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This is like Christmas every single day!!!!
WINNING!
I’m confused, was I trying to be funny? Exactly what is the point of that comment? I’m maggooing here.
EC
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