But the piece of information social media seemed to really seize on was the idea that lauer reportedly had a button at his desk that allowed him to close and lock his office door presumably.
Matt lauer door lock button under desk.
Matt lauer used a button under his desk at nbc to lock his office door from the inside after inviting in women variety reported.
This afforded him the assurance of privacy variety s.
Lauer fired on wednesday amid allegations of sexual misconduct didn t install the button that enabled him to lock his office.
Nbc fired lauer on wednesday after the network received a complaint.
Later in the same variety piece writers ramin setoodeh and elizabeth wagmeister revealed that lauer had a button on his desk that would lock his office door remotely.
The news came as a shock to lauer s colleagues who were only informed about the decision mere moments before they went on air.
His office was in a secluded space and he had a button under his desk that allowed him to lock his door from the inside without getting up.
Not only did lauer deny raping the former nbc news staffer brooke nevils saying they had a sexual encounter at the sochi olympics that was completely consensual but he also disputed another variety report that came out the day he was sacked which said he had a button under his office desk that allowed him to lock his door from the inside so he could initiate inappropriate contact with female employees in private.
This is the creepy reason matt lauer had a secret button under his desk on wednesday morning news emerged that longtime today show host matt lauer had been fired from nbc for sexual impropriety.
This detail was based on victims accounts and confirmed by.
December 1 2017 a few things about that button on matt lauer s desk.
Last november variety reported that matt lauer had a secret button under his desk that allowed him to lock the door from the inside.