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The Hollywood reckoning over the last few years has led to the downfall of many top celebrities who faced accusations of sexual misconduct, including Bill Cosby, Matt Lauer and Kevin Spacey. The stars’ tarnished reputation has triggered a reexamining of their work, with some of their shows and movies pulled from…

The Fox show Let's Be Real is an all-new election-themed puppet special executive-produced by Robert Smigel, the satirist best-known for Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and his Saturday Night Live cartoons. The new comedy covers politics, pop culture and the 2020 election through topical sketches featuring puppets…

Former Today co-host Matt Lauer published a lengthy op-ed in Mediaite on Tuesday that blasts Ronan Farrow’s reporting for his book Catch and Kill, in which he writes about a former Today producer’s claim that Lauer raped her. In his op-ed, Lauer cites specific instances in Catch and Kill where he contends that Farrow…

An NBCUniversal spokesperson said the company is not aware of any inquiry by the New York’s attorney general into allegations of sexual harassment, retaliation and gender discrimination. The Daily Mail and Variety reported on an investigation on Tuesday, one day after it was announced that Andrew Lack, chairman of NBC…

As NBC veterans digest a reorganization announced Monday by NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell, what was not entirely surprising was the departure of Andrew Lack. He had for some time been seen as exiting, perhaps at the end of the year. What was a bit surprising was choice of Cesar Conde to lead a newly formed NBCUniversal…

Four 2020 Democratic candidates — Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) — have signed on to a letter calling on the Democratic National Committee to ensure that Comcast orders an independent investigation of sexual harassment and misconduct…

Ronan Farrow’s book Catch and Kill, published on Tuesday, features another claim of sexual misconduct against Matt Lauer – one that he is also denying. The woman, Melissa Lonner, was a producer for the Today show in 2010, when, she claims according to Farrow’s book, Lauer invited her to his office in 30 Rock following…

The blast radius surrounding Ronan Farrow's upcoming book Catch and Kill continues to grow at NBC News, with division president Noah Oppenheim grilled by staffers Thursday in a town hall meeting over how allegations of misconduct by Matt Lauer were handled. Also today, a former production assistant who had a secret…

Producer Brooke Nevils has responded to Matt Lauer’s open letter, calling it “a case study in victim shaming.” Nevils’s response was given to NBC News tonight after Lauer earlier today issued a 1,400-word defense of his alleged conduct, detailed in the Ronan Farrow book, Catch and Kill. Excerpts have been released in…

Investigative author Ronan Farrow’s representatives have responded to the stream of denials and accusations that have sprung forth now that leaks of his book have emerged. "The claims by NBC's senior management about Ronan Farrow's reporting are simply not true, as his book will methodically demonstrate,” said a…

Matt Lauer calls allegations in Ronan Farrow's upcoming Catch and Kill book that he sexually assaulted an NBC colleague at the 2014 Sochi Olympics "false," but the ex-MSNBC host says look at the source. "The stories about and comments from the brave women who spoke out for the book will be enough to refute anything he…

Matt Lauer is denying the explosive allegations that he raped a coworker in 2014 as “categorically false, ignores the facts, and defies common sense.” The rape accusation, made by former NBC co-worker Brooke Nevils and detailed in Ronan Farrow’s new book Catch and Kill, is “filled with false details” Lauer said in an…