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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Wed May 9, 2018, 10:45 AM May 2018

NBC investigation of Matt Lauer finds 'no evidence' that senior executives received complaints...

Source: The Washington Post



NBC investigation of Matt Lauer finds ‘no evidence’ that senior executives received complaints before November

By Paul Farhi May 9 at 10:29 AM

NBC released its investigation into “Today” show host Matt Lauer’s history of workplace harassment on Wednesday, concluding that there was “no evidence” that any senior executives at the network were aware of complaints about Lauer until November.

The findings were based on interviews with 70 current and former employees, the company said.

Lauer was fired by NBC News in November after an employee filed a formal complaint about “inappropriate sexual behavior.” Three other women also made allegations against Lauer, the star of NBC News’s most lucrative program. Some of the women told Variety that they had complained about him to senior managers, but their complaints were ignored. The Washington Post also reported that Lauer’s former “Today” co-host Ann Curry approached two members of NBC’s management team after an NBC female staffer told her she was “sexually harassed physically” by Lauer.

NBC confirmed in its investigation that four women complained about Lauer but said those concerns were not brought to the attention of managers until November.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/nbc-investigation-of-matt-lauer-finds-no-evidence-that-senior-executives-received-complaints-before-november/2018/05/09/e7858c60-5390-11e8-9c91-7dab596e8252_story.html

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NBC investigation of Matt Lauer finds 'no evidence' that senior executives received complaints... (Original Post) DonViejo May 2018 OP
Hmmmmm? I don't know about that. brush May 2018 #1
How convenient for NBC. Someone must have call Mr Wolf..... marble falls May 2018 #2
I had exactly the same thought. IADEMO2004 May 2018 #7
Dirty buisness all the way around. marble falls May 2018 #8
I do not believe NBC for a minute. Guilded Lilly May 2018 #3
"No evidence" equals "plausible deniability"" equals "Corporate America." yallerdawg May 2018 #4
CYA onetexan May 2018 #5
It's very possible any reports made were filed and forgotten in the office they were made in. forgotmylogin May 2018 #6
Isn't that convenient? 47of74 May 2018 #9
Could it Rebl2 May 2018 #10

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
4. "No evidence" equals "plausible deniability"" equals "Corporate America."
Wed May 9, 2018, 10:56 AM
May 2018

Everyone - everyone! - knows how to cover their ass if they have something to cover up.

forgotmylogin

(7,496 posts)
6. It's very possible any reports made were filed and forgotten in the office they were made in.
Wed May 9, 2018, 11:16 AM
May 2018

Not being reported up the chain is a bad thing.

Rebl2

(13,303 posts)
10. Could it
Wed May 9, 2018, 12:53 PM
May 2018

be the higher ups had a long time agreement (even before Lauer) that they would always say they never heard reports of sexual harassment in the workplace?

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