For the first time since the allegations against Matt Lauer surfaced, former co-host Katie Couric has broken her silence on the matter.
Today show host Lauer was fired after he was accused of inappropriate sexual behaviour, including allegedly having a button under his desk that allowed his office to be locked from the inside.
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Before leaving in 2005, Couric spent 15 years co-hosting the Today show with Lauer. Until Friday (local time) she had yet to comment on the sexual misconduct allegations, until an Instagram follower commented on one of her photos. Candace Taylor Benson chastised the veteran journalist for not publicly addressing the scandal.
"Nothing to say on Matt?? Huh y'all would have been all over the story years ago. I watched y'all for YEARS. My childhood. Just goes to show you really can't trust people. He interviewed people on their moral character and had none himself," Benson wrote. "I want time back I spent watching!!!!! and you have nothing to say. Crickets. People hear you loud and clear though."
She probably wasn't expecting a response from Couric, but Couric responded, "It's incredibly upsetting and I will say something when I'm ready to. Thanks for your interest."
Lauer is married with three children.
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