Report: Matt Lauer Allegedly Sexually Assaulted A Female NBC Staffer During The Olympics

NBC has fired Matt Lauer. It all happened so fast. Savannah Guthrie made the announcement this morning.

“We just learned this moments ago, just this morning. As I’m sure you can imagine, we are devastated and we are still processing all of this,” Guthrie said.

“And I will tell you right now, we do not know more than what I just shared with you. But we will be covering this story as reporters, as journalists. I’m sure we will be learning more details in the hours and days to come, and we promise we will share that with you,” she continued.

“We are heartbroken. I’m heartbroken for Matt – he is my dear, dear friend and my partner, and he has been loved by many, many people here. And I’m heartbroken for the brave colleague who came forward to tell her story, and any other women who have their own stories to tell,” she added.

Matt Lauer has been terminated from NBC News. On Monday night, we received a detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace by Matt Lauer. As a result, we’ve decided to terminate his employment. pic.twitter.com/1A3UAZpvPb

— TODAY (@TODAYshow) November 29, 2017

NBC News Chief Andrew Lack released a statement.

“On Monday night, we received a detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace by Matt Lauer. It represented, after serious review, a clear violation of our company’s standards. As a result, we’ve decided to terminate his employment,” Lack wrote.

“While it is the first complaint about his behavior in the over twenty years he’s been at NBC News, we were also presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident,” he continued.

“Our highest priority is to create a workplace environment where everyone feels safe and protected, and to ensure that any actions that run counter to our core values are met with consequences, no matter who the offender,” he added. “We are deeply saddened by this turn of events. But we will face it together as a news organization – and do it in as transparent a manner as we can.”

#BREAKING: NBC News has fired Matt Lauer for “inappropriate sexual behavior.”

Statement from NBC News Chief Andrew Lack: pic.twitter.com/NGu27zZNeF

— Nick Emmons (@nicknbcboston) November 29, 2017

We’re now hearing more details on the accusations, and it’s something else. According to a report from Page Six, Matt Lauer allegedly sexually assaulted a female NBC staffer during the Sochi Winter Olympics back in 2014. But even that’s still unclear. Other reports indicate that this happened during the Rio Olympics. Either way, it supposedly happened at the Olympics. We’re just not 100% sure which one.

An NBC insider said Lauer’s alleged victim complained to HR on Monday, “This happened so quickly. She didn’t go to the media, she made a complaint to NBC’s human resources, and her evidence was so compelling that Matt was fired on Tuesday night. The victim says she has evidence that this has also happened to other women, but so far we don’t have evidence of that.”

Crazy.

At this point, we really don’t know much more beyond that. I have about 100 more questions.