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.
Matt lauer door lock on his desk.
His office was in a secluded space and he had a button under his desk that allowed him to lock his door from.
Say there s an active shooter.
It was more of a gimmick an ego thing so the ep didn t have to get out of his desk to close his door for a private conversation for lauer however his button allowed him immediate privacy.
This afforded him the assurance of.
The mechanism was a.
Matt lauer wasn t the only one with a button under his desk at nbc.
Lauer fired on wednesday amid allegations of sexual misconduct didn t install the button that enabled him to lock his office door automatically from his desk it turns out.
A detail in the news reports of lauer s workplace conduct animated the narrative.
Not only did lauer deny raping the former nbc news staffer brooke nevils saying they had a sexual encounter at the sochi olympics that was completely consensual but he also disputed another variety report that came out the day he was sacked which said he had a button under his office desk that allowed him to lock his door from the.
In one instance an unnamed former staff member said that lauer summoned her into his office to discuss a story and then locked the door from his desk before beginning to have sex with her.
It s not crazy to have the ability to lock the door from your desk he says.
I know everyone is talking about this door lock button but.
Nbc news fired the today host after he allegedly sexually assaulted a female.