Nbc released the results of its internal investigation into lauer in may 2018 which said there s a button common in executive offices in multiple nbcuniversal facilities to provide an efficient way to close the door without getting up from the desk the button nbc continued releases a magnet that holds the door open.
Matt lauer door lock button under desk.
Later in the same variety piece writers ramin setoodeh and elizabeth wagmeister revealed that lauer had a button on his desk that would lock his office door remotely.
December 1 2017 a few things about that button on matt lauer s desk.
This is the creepy reason matt lauer had a secret button under his desk on wednesday morning news emerged that longtime today show host matt lauer had been fired from nbc for sexual impropriety.
Nbc fired lauer on wednesday after the network received a complaint.
The news came as a shock to lauer s colleagues who were only informed about the decision mere moments before they went on air.
His office was in a secluded space and he had a button under his desk that allowed him to lock his door from the inside without getting up according to a variety story published wednesday only.
This afforded him the assurance of.
Last november variety reported that matt lauer had a secret button under his desk that allowed him to lock the door from the inside.
This detail was based on victims accounts and confirmed by.
This afforded him the assurance of privacy variety s.
But the piece of information social media seemed to really seize on was the idea that lauer reportedly had a button at his desk that allowed him to close and lock his office door presumably.
Back in 2017 variety s ramin setoodeh wrote that lauer had a button under his desk that allowed him to lock his door from the inside without getting up.