As opposed to the people he harassed, who I'm sure are doing just lovely. This kind of bullshit just pisses me off to no end.
On Wed, Nov 28, 2018, 17:10 Steve Timko <[email protected] wrote: > Matt Lauer not doing well in forced retirement. > PEOPLE article > <https://people.com/tv/inside-matt-lauers-quiet-life-one-year-after-today-show-firing/> > > On Wed, Jun 27, 2018 at 3:17 PM Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: > >> NBC's new 'Today' team marks 6 months >> >> NEW YORK (AP) - Matt who? NBC is marking six months with its new team of >> Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb (HOE-dah KAHT-bee) at the "Today" show, a >> pairing made necessary by Matt Lauer's firing on sexual misconduct charges. >> By the numbers, it has gone well. The show is down 2 percent in viewers >> compared with last year at the same time, a rate of decline slower than >> rivals "Good Morning America" on ABC and "CBS This Morning." Still, NBC >> consistently trails ABC for first place. >> Guthrie said the new team has given "Today" the chance to be bold and not >> always be hemmed in by the way things used to be. >> She wants a show that's joyful and light, but also substantive and not >> silly. >> >> On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 7:24 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> NBC source says they have no intention of paying the $30 million buyout >>> to Lauer >>> >>> https://apnews.com/68557d1f6a2d444aafdaddb42468d698 >>> >>> On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 1:08 AM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> And now, in Australia, the retired host of a long-running lifestyle >>>> show (a prime time series!) is under similar accusations: >>>> >>>> >>>> https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/01/world/australia/don-burke-sex-harassment.html?ribbon-ad-idx=3&rref=business/media&module=Ribbon&version=context®ion=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Media&pgtype=article >>>> >>>> Mark Jeffries >>>> Saints Spotlight Editor >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 10:00 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Lauer has committed "social media suicide," the rather dark phrase >>>>> used to describe deleting his accounts. >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 10:32 AM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 12:45 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Right; but that is not my point. My point is that it would be bad if >>>>>>> we got to the point where people were fired as soon as an accusation was >>>>>>> made. That is not what happened here, both because Lauer admitted to >>>>>>> wrongdoing and because, even had he not, there was adequate persuasive >>>>>>> evidence that he did. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Imagine though that Lauer had completely denied the allegation, and >>>>>>> as if Tuesday morning NBC had no real other evidence to go on, what >>>>>>> ought >>>>>>> they to do? I am saying they should suspend the employee and take some >>>>>>> time >>>>>>> to investigate. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Lauer was under contract to NBC and the corporation would have to be >>>>>> careful with how they handled the firing in order to avoid a lawsuit. One >>>>>> thing about these high profile cases is that the predators have been >>>>>> acting >>>>>> with impunity for years if not decades and word has, at least >>>>>> unofficially, >>>>>> gotten around. Women at the workplace have warned each other not to be >>>>>> alone with the predator and reporters have heard rumors but can't publish >>>>>> without on-the-record confirmation. These stories aren't the result of a >>>>>> one time incident or a single accusation. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> -- >>>>>> TV or Not TV .... 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