Tv host axed disgraced nbc star matt lauer had door lock installed under his desk to stop people walking in on him harassing women women accusing the us today host of sexual harassment claim he.
Matt lauer nbc door lock.
Nbc fired lauer on wednesday after the network received a complaint.
There was a report that in 2001 he had summoned a woman to his.
Matt lauer used a button under his desk at nbc to lock his office door from the inside after inviting in women variety reported.
And really problematic for nbc news management variety s report includes a description of lauer s secluded office with its button under his desk allowing him to lock his door from the inside.
His office was in a secluded space and he had a button under his desk that allowed him to lock his door from the inside without getting up.
Nbc released the results of its internal investigation into lauer in may 2018 which said there s a button common in executive offices in multiple nbcuniversal facilities to provide an efficient way to close the door without getting up from the desk the button nbc continued releases a magnet that holds the door open.
Back in 2017 variety s ramin setoodeh wrote that lauer had a button under his desk that allowed him to lock his door from the inside without getting up.
Lauer fired on wednesday amid allegations of sexual misconduct didn t install the button that enabled him to lock his office.
In the midst of matt lauer s november 2017 firing from nbc news accounts of his behavior toward women surfaced in prominent outlets.