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An internal investigation by NBC has found no evidence that anybody in leadership positions at the network had knowledge of any complaints made against former ‘Today’ anchor Matt Lauer before he was fired.

The investigation was led by NBC Universal’s general counsel Kim Harris, and focussed on Lauer’s behaviour in the workplace and the complaints from four women who came forward in late November last year. Following the complaints, Lauer was fired from the network’s popular ‘Today’ show.

As part of the investigation, nearly 70 former and current employees at the network about whether they had previous knowledge of Lauer’s alleged behaviour before the women came forward.

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Disgraced former presenter of NBC’s prestigious ‘Today’ show Matt Lauer has been offering unsolicited advice to the show’s producers, more than a month after he was fired from the programme for sexual misconduct in the workplace.

According to a report from Page Six on Wednesday (January 3rd), sources from NBC are claiming that Lauer, who was given his marching orders in late November after receiving complaints of inappropriate sexual behaviour toward female colleagues, is firing off advice from his sofa to ‘Today’ staff – and that they’re not best pleased about it!

His advice apparently even included a suggestion that one of the producers had used the wrong piece of introduction music to lead into a segment on the show.

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American television presenter Matt Lauer has been sacked from his job fronting one of the country’s biggest morning shows, after NBC fired him following an allegation of sexual misconduct from a colleague.

The 59 year old veteran host of NBC’s ‘Today’ show was shown the door by the network on Wednesday morning (November 29th) after one of Lauer’s colleagues came forward with a “detailed complaint” on Monday, it has been reported.

Lauer’s co-hosts, Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb, announced the news at the start of Wednesday morning’s show – having apparently only been told about his departure a few minutes before they went on air.

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Ariana Grande has refused to discuss her rumoured relationship with 26-year-old rapper Big Sean. The 21-year-old actress and singer appeared on Ryan Seacrest's radio talk show On Air on Wednesday (27th August) but did not give anything away - on air at least!

Ariana Grande at the MTV VMAs 2014 on Sunday (24th August).

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Preparations for Richard Branson’s inaugural commercial space flight are in full force and this week, the billionaire announced that NBC was tasked with covering the lead-up and the flight itself. If everything goes according to plan Branson and his two children – Holly, 31, and Sam, 28 – could blast off from new Mexico on board the irgin Galactic SpaceShip Two rocket plane as soon as next August. This is looking increasingly likely, after Branson announced that the aircraft had successfully broken the sound barrier during tests already.

Branson is almost ready for takeoff.

"We are delighted that we are going to be working with you," Branson, 63, told Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie, the hosts of NBC television's "Today" morning show.

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"She's really messed up," brands Today's Mika Brzezinski on Miley Cyrus. The TV host who sent comedian Russell Brand into a rage with her ill-prepared and patronising interview has given her rather extreme views on Miley's divisive MTV Video Music Awards show performance on Monday night.

Mika Brzezinski: A Woman On The Warpath.

During her VMAs performance the 20 year-old emerged onstage out of the chest of a bear and wasted no time before she began to twerk, stick her tongue out, and thrusting to the music. She ripped off her cartoon bodice to reveal a nude PVC bikini before joining Robin Thicke in singing 'Blurred Lines' with a raunchy routine alongside.

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Today anchor Savannah Guthrie has gotten engaged to her boyfriend, Mike Feldman, after four years together as a couple. The presenter flashed her ring to her Today co-host Matt Lauer for a photo that was soon uploaded on to his Twitter account, complete with the caption 'Big news from Savannah!'

Mike, who was a former aide to Al Gore before joining a communications firm that operates in Washington, D.C. and New York, popped the question to Savannah over the weekend, the presenter later revealed on air. The picture was uploaded shortly before Today went to air, and as the views came flooding in for the picture she and Lauer discussed her weekend briefly, with Guthrie saying, “We’ve been together four years so, as he said, no one can accuse us of rushing into anything,” adding, “Our families have been in-laws for years…they were just waiting for us to catch up!"

During the show, the celebrations went on with guest Bradley Cooper, who was promoting The Hangover III, coming on set with a bouquet of roses for the soon-to-be-wed anchor. The cheeky Oscar-nominee then asked the presenter, with his tongue firmly in cheek of course, whether he could have Guthrie's number.

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The alleged extent to the bullying of Ann Curry in her final months at the 'Today' show has been revealed in an explosive excerpt from New York Times writer Brian Stelter's upcoming book 'Top of the Morning'. In it, Stelter reveals how Curry described her final months at the breakfast television show as "professional torture," with colleagues regularly mocking her outfit choices before she was publically fired and replaced.

Executive producer Jim Bell even names the plot to oust Curry, 56, as 'Operation Bambi' after a friend told him firing the journalist would be like "killing Bambi." In the new excerpt posted on the New York Times' website, Stelter reveals that Curry felt bullied and belittled by the 'Today' show crew, who clearly wanted rid of her from day one. "Curry felt that the boys' club atmosphere behind the scenes at 'Today' undermined her from the start, and she told friends that her final months were a form of professional torture," he writes. 

The incidents that Curry encountered included a blooper reel making fun of her on-screen gaffes, moving boxes of her belongings being placed into the coat closet and the mocking of her outfits. One unidentified Today staffer told Stelter that "a lot of time in the control room was spent making fun of Ann's outfit choices or just generally messing with her." After Curry wore a bright yellow dress one morning, members in the control room apparently Photoshopped a picture of Big Bird next to her, asking Today staff "who wore it best?" According to Stelter, Bell never wanted Curry to get the job in the first place, though his weak-minded assumption that she would probably end up on another network as a direct competitor delayed the decision to fire her. 

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Speculation surrounding Matt Lauer’s future at NBC has been rife, with many publications suggesting that he’s either about to jump ship, or be replaced by Anderson Cooper. But NBC have moved to stamp out those rumours.

NBC executive Alexandra Wallace told The Hollywood Reporter in a statement, "As we've said before, Matt Lauer is the best in the business. We want him in the Today show anchor chair for many years to come. We are not considering replacing Matt Lauer." NBC do go out looking for new talent regularly, but the idea that Cooper is someone they’re looking at was also dismissed. “NBC News has many exploratory talks with talent inside and outside of the network, but to read anything specific into that is presumptuous,” said an NBC News executive. Lauer’s relationship with the NBC execs has been a mixed bag. He hit out at the dismissal of Ann Curry, but was criticised for signing a 2-year $25m contract while her future was in jeopardy. For the network, though, the slide in viewing figures will be their biggest concern.

Matt Lauer on Today

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