Headline Roundup • November 29th, 2017
Matt Lauer Fired Over Sexual Misconduct Allegation
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On the same day the giant Christmas tree is being lit outside NBC studios at Rockefeller Center in New York City, the network dumped one of its biggest stars.
“Today” show co-host Matt Lauer was fired Wednesday due to inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace, an incident "Today" honchos said they learned about just two days ago.
USA TODAY
Matt Lauer has been terminated for "inappropriate workplace behavior," NBC News chairman Andrew Lack wrote in a memo to staff that was read at the top of the Today show Wednesday.
New York Times (News)
The reckoning over sexual harassment in the workplace claimed another leading television personality on Wednesday when NBC fired its leading morning news anchor, Matt Lauer, over a sexual harassment allegation.
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