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 Lauers 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 Newss 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 Lauers former Today co-host Ann Curry approached two members of NBCs 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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(16,104 posts)Everyone - everyone! - knows how to cover their ass if they have something to cover up.
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(7,530 posts)Not being reported up the chain is a bad thing.
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(13,551 posts)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?