Irony: Matt Lauer Strongly Rebuked Bill O’Reilly About Sexual Harassment

On November 29, 2017, a visibly shaken Savannah Guthrie read a statement from NBC News Chairman Andy Lack announcing the termination of Matt Lauer due to allegations of sexual misconduct. The statement cited a meticulous complaint from a co-worker regarding inappropriate sexual behavior involving Lauer.

Lack further stated the woman’s complaint was the first of its kind received about Lauer in the more than two decades he was employed at the network. However, Lack admitted, “we were also presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident.” The latest celebrity to lose his powerful position as a result of sexual misconduct claims, Lauer is a unique case.

Up until his termination, Lauer was hypocritically reporting about the alleged inappropriate sexual conduct of influential men such as Harvey Weinstein, Judge Roy Moore, and Senator Al Franken. However, the height of Lauer’s hypocrisy occurred during an interview with former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly. This testy interview didn’t take place 20, 15, or even 10 years ago. Unbelievably, Lauer excoriated O’Reilly about sexual harassment accusations made against him on September 19, 2017 — when O’Reilly appeared on the “Today” show to promote his new book “Killing England: The Brutal Struggle for American Independence.”

“Think about those women and what they did,” Lauer said. “They came forward and filed complaints against the biggest star at the network they worked at. Think of how intimidating that must have been, how nerve-wracking that must have been. Doesn’t that tell you how strongly they felt about the way they were treated?”

One can only wonder if the ousted “Today” show host feels his accuser was as brave and sincere as he seemingly thought O’Reilly’s accusers were.

In an almost self-fulfilling prophesy, Lauer continued to lash out at the former Fox News star.

“You were probably the last guy in the world that they wanted to fire, because you were the guy that the ratings and the revenues were built on — you carried that network on your shoulders for a lot of years,” he went on.

Lauer was the bedrock of NBC News for more than 20 years. During the spirited confrontation with O’Reilly, Lauer asks, “So doesn’t it seem safe to assume that the people at Fox News were given a piece of information, or given some evidence, that simply made it impossible for you to stay on at Fox News?”

Both Variety and the New York Times reported on Lauer’s long history of alleged predatory sexual behavior. In 2006, Lauer directed a distasteful comment to his “Today” show co-host Meredith Vieira. During a commercial break, Lauer instructs Vieira to, “Keep bending over like that. It’s a nice view.”

Katie Couric hosted the “Today” show with Lauer for 15 years. During a 2012 interview, Andy Cohen prompts Couric to tell him what Lauer’s most frustrating habit is. After considering the question for a moment, Couric says, “He pinches me on the ass a lot.”

Another incident occurring in the same year involved Oscar-winning actress Anne Hathaway. Lauer interviewed Hathaway to discuss her new movie “Les Miserables.” On the day before the scheduled interview, some celebrity gossip sites published an up-skirt picture of the actress getting out of a vehicle. As Lauer begins the interview with Hathaway, he smugly says, “Seen a lot of you lately.” In yet another embarrassing occurrence in 2012, Lauer pretends to be a victim of sexual misconduct during a skit for “The Daily Show.”

According to the New York Daily News, while NBC News denies knowing anything about Lauer’s alleged inappropriate sexual behavior until November 27, 2 017, staffers at the network divulged that Lauer’s behavior wasn’t a secret. In fact, some colleagues became increasingly unsettled about compiling sexual harassment stories about other high profile people while harbouring knowledge about Lauer’s sexual predatory tendencies.

A day after his firing, Lauer issued a statement that was read by his former “Today” show co-hosts. In the statement, Lauer says, “There are no words to express my sorrow and regret for the pain I have caused others by words and actions. To the people I have hurt I am truly sorry.”

With his forced retirement, perhaps Lauer will realize the magnitude of his accused wrongdoing and blatant hypocrisy.

~ Conservative Zone


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