Matt Lauer Was In Total Denial Throughout His Utter Demise
Insiders have told Page Six that Matt Lauer was in total denial up until the very end — lying about previous liaisons, repeatedly telling top bosses he had nothing to confess or feel ashamed about.
Then Lauer admitted only that he’d had three “consensual” affairs during his 25 years at Today.
“He goes between sadness and acceptance of his fate, to disbelief how it all happened so quickly and how the situation was so out of his control,” an insider said.
Apparently last November at the Macy’s Thanksgiving parade, Matt was overheard saying it “was his last.” At that time, he was already being investigate by Variety magazine, but no one had known what they got on him.
“The Times was calling around, saying they were doing a piece on the culture of the ‘Today’ show, and The Enquirer was asking about settlements paid to female staff members who had affairs with Matt.”
According to the NBC source, “Genuinely, nobody at NBC News had any idea at this stage that he was preying on younger staffers at ‘Today.’
Read more details at Page Six.