Matt Lauer‘s insatiable behavior has put many people in pain — and we’re not just talking about his alleged victims.
Katie Couric opened up about how she’s been dealing with her longtime colleague’s exit from the Today show, admitting that it’s been a “very painful time” for those who worked closely with the since-disgraced daytime host.
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While promoting her new National Geographic series on the Wendy Williams Show, the 61-year-old admitted that she’s never witnessed the behavior detailed in the allegations against Matt and was only ever treated “respectfully and appropriately.”
After Wendy told Katie she had been looking forward to a reunion between the former daytime duo (good segue, girl), the journalist explained:
“Well, you know, it’s been a very painful time for a lot of people who worked with Matt, knew him, and care about him, who never witnessed this behavior that is now obviously being talked about. I don’t know the full extent of all these things that happened. I can only talk about my personal experience and I was always treated respectfully and appropriately.”
When Wendy asked if Katie thought if Matt could ever make a TV comeback, the industry vet mused:
“That’s really not for me to say, Wendy. I think that depends on the path he chooses, and how he decides to handle what has happened — and the full extent of what has happened, I don’t think has been truly revealed.”
Katie didn’t say what hasn’t been “revealed,” but she did argue that “a lot of stuff gets misreported and blown out of proportion” — like the secret button Matt had under his desk that allowed him to lock his office door, which she says was “just a privacy thing” that “a lot of NBC executives had.”
Uhhhh what are you implying here, Katie???
Watch the video (below) to hear what the reporter had to say.
[Image via Wendy Williams Show/NBC.]
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