Matt Lauer is finally addressing the allegations of sexual misbehavior that ended his career as host of NBC's "Today" show five months ago – telling The Washington Post he's remained silent to protect his family.
And while admitting he was a cad, he disputes some of the charges of more aggressive behavior during his long run on the Peacock Network's flagship morning program.
"I have made no public comments on the many false stories from anonymous or biased sources that have been reported about me over these past several months," Lauer told the Post's Sarah Ellison.
"I remained silent in an attempt to protect my family from further embarrassment and to restore a small degree of the privacy they have lost. But defending my family now requires me to speak up.
"I fully acknowledge that I acted inappropriately as a husband, father and principal at NBC. However I want to make it perfectly clear that any allegations or reports of coercive, aggressive or abusive actions on my part, at any time, are absolutely false."
Lauer's remarks come as the Post reports that one woman said he "exposed himself in his office and asked her to touch him, and a second said he had sex with her in the middle of the day in his office — alleged incidents that have not been previously made public."
The TV star, ousted last Nov. 29, was widely considered the crown jewel of the network's news division, with a $25 million annual salary. The firing came as Variety published an article in which a number of women identified themselves as victims of sexual harassment by Lauer.
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