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Matt Lauer appears minus his trademark smile during a Nov. 20 telecast of NBC's ‘Today’ at Rockefeller Center.
This just in: A man is being verbally assaulted on the streets of Manhattan.
And that man is reportedly Matt Lauer.
The 45-year-old co-anchor of NBC’s “Today†show is being regularly screamed at by passersby on the streets of Manhattan in the wake of the awkward handling of Ann Curry’s dismissal, TMZ reported.
Departed executive producer Jim Bell took the blame for the decision to force out Curry from the co-anchor chair, but there’s been public perception that the move was made with Lauer’s approval.
"It's driving him crazy,†a source with the network told the gossip site. “He's so unhappy."
The “Today†show has been in a freefall in the ratings since Curry’s tear-filled exit, with longtime also-ran ABC’s “Good Morning America†having leap-frogged into the morning top spot.
Lauer told The News in December that he has not been too concerned about the vitriol from former fans who have taken to Twitter to bash the $ 25 million-a-year television staple for the “Today†chaos.
“They have an opinion and two thumbs, and that gives them the right to do whatever they want,†Lauer said at the time.
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