Matt Lauer

Project: NBC’s Today

Former NBC news anchor and television personality Matt Lauer was laid off after allegations of inappropriate behavior surfaced. Lauer, 63, joined NBC in 1992 where he was the co-anchor of the early weekday show Today in New York. Shortly after, he also filled in the role of co-anchor with Sue Simmons on the show Live at Five. Ever since then, his career with NBC slowly took an ascending road.

His big break came when he was asked to host the show Where in the World is Matt Lauer?, where every year, he embarked on a five-day journey around the world, broadcasting from places such as The Great Wall of China, Easter Island, the Panama Canal, Bhutan, and many more. This all came to a gradual stop when in 2017, the TV host was accused of inappropriate behavior by an unknown employee when they were in Russia, no doubt filming his show. This led to his contract’s termination, as well as the end of his stay with NBC. Shortly after Lauer left, two more women made the same complaints, which undoubtedly made it worse for his career. To his credit, Lauer’s love life continues to be flourishing, despite his uncertain future in journalism. Following his separation from Annette Roque, sources have gone on to say that Lauer has been dating public-relations executive Shamin Abas, no doubt being happy despite his multiple setbacks in life.