Lauer had a button.
Matt lauer secret door lock.
Lauer who was paranoid about being followed by tabloid reporters grew more emboldened at 30 rockefeller center as his profile rose following katie couric s departure from today in 2006.
Once variety s bombshell hit the internet the salacious details included one detail that caught fire on social media.
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.
December 1 2017 a few things about that button on matt lauer s desk.
According to variety lauer s private office at storied 30 rockefeller plaza.
About that secret button in matt lauer s office the anchor s door locking mechanism acts as a particularly vivid metaphor for the amount of power and protection many influential men enjoy.
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.
Lauer fired on wednesday amid allegations of sexual misconduct didn t install the button that enabled him to lock his office.
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.
In the midst of matt lauer s november 2017 firing from nbc news accounts of his behavior toward women surfaced in prominent outlets.
The news came as a shock to lauer s colleagues who were only informed about the decision mere moments before they went on air.