Matt Lauer Not So Innocent After All

by Sydney Shuler

While his colleagues are still taking time to “process” the disturbing sexual assault allegations against former Today show host Matt Lauer, Variety published a new article revealing sick details of Lauer’s ongoing reported sexual indiscretions.

The details come from a two-month long investigation of the reported sexual indiscretions that allegedly took place with Lauer and a female colleague during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.

Interviews conducted with current and former employees reveal that Lauer, according to Variety, actually had a reputation at “Today” as the workplace creep. He allegedly dropped his pants in front of a female employee after calling her into his office, and reprimanded her for not engaging in a sexual act. He gave a fellow host a sex toy as a gift along with a steamy and delineative note describing the ways he wanted to use it on her. To add to the list of reasons he should have been fired sooner, Lauer openly humiliated female producers by asking them to name their sexual partners and going on to openly discuss which female co-hosts he wanted to have sex with. The detail that the public has found most shocking and violating is a button under Lauer’s desk that allowed him to silently lock the office door from inside without standing up.

NBC News chairman Andrew Lack sent a memo to employees on Wed. where he stated, “we were also presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident.”

Several women claim to have complained to the network regarding Lauer’s inappropriate behavior, but were ignored.

These new developments call to question how shocked the employees of “Today” truly are.