Lauer gave a rare new statement to the Post, denying any claims of “coercive, aggressive, or abusive actions.” Read his full statement below: “I have made no public comments on the many false stories from anonymous or biased sources that have been reported about me over these past several months. “Do you have a system that allows those who feel they have been victimized to air their complaints without fear they will lose their jobs? I don’t know a company that does.” “This is one of the problems when we talk about corporations with an HR department being under leadership of someone who might or might not be accused,” she said. The Post report also details a claim of misconduct against NBC’s Tom Brokaw, who denied it.Ĭurry, who has opened up about what she called a culture of “verbal sexual harassment” at NBC, told the Post that she understands why women are hesitant to report harassment in general. But the Post talked to 35 current and former NBC employees about their relationships with high-ranking male staffers, and 12 of them said they were sexually harassed but did not report it. NBC News Chairman Andy Lack, who was not with the company in 2012, said after Lauer’s firing that the complaint against him was the first of its kind in the anchor’s time at the network.Ī spokesperson for NBC told the Post they had no record of Curry’s warning, and it was not in Lauer’s file. Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to playīut Lauer wasn’t fired until last year.
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