Nbc fired lauer on wednesday after the network received a complaint.
Matt lauer desk lock button door.
Expose reveals matt lauer had a button under his desk that allowed him to close and lock his door sara vallone november 30 2017 following the shocking firing of former today show co host matt lauer variety published a detailed report describing lauer s alleged actions toward colleagues over the years.
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.
When variety s story about allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior by matt lauer hit the internet on wednesday readers seized on one particular detail in it.
Nbc released the results of its internal investigation into lauer in may 2018 which said there s a button common in executive offices in multiple nbcuniversal facilities to provide an efficient way to close the door without getting up from the desk the button nbc continued releases a magnet that holds the door open.
Back in 2017 variety s ramin setoodeh wrote that lauer had a button under his desk that allowed him to lock his door from the inside without getting up.
The worst detail by far is this.
Last november variety reported that matt lauer had a secret button under his desk that allowed him to lock the door from the inside.
According to two of the women accusing lauer of sexual assault he had a button under his desk that locked the door from the inside allowing him the privacy to.
The news came as a shock to lauer s colleagues who were only informed about the decision mere moments before they went on air.
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 detail was based on victims accounts and confirmed by.
Lauer had a button.
This afforded him the assurance of privacy variety s.