Hollywood had been shaken by the horrors revealed by sexual harassment victims who have been continuously naming high-ranked and influential people involved in various allegations. The latest to be accused of sexual misconduct is Matt Lauer, a host of the "Today" show.
The news came as a surprise to everyone, including many of Lauer's colleagues. NBC released a statement on Wednesday morning, read by Savannah Guthrie and signed by NBC News chairman Andrew Lack. The network executive divulged that his decision came after receiving a letter, the first complaint against Lauer in his 20 years of stay with the company, that convinced them to fire the 59-year-old from the show.
"We were also presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident," the statement continued. As expected, many took to social media to air their comments. Among which is Corey Feldman, who was a guest last month in the show and was interviewed by Lauer.
"HMMMMM INTERESTING.....THIS MIGHT EXPLAIN THE HOSTILE INTERVIEW WHILE I WAS TRYING 2 EXPOSE THE #TRUTH....EH MATT?" Feldman wrote on Twitter and added a news link.
Feldman, when he graced the show, talked about his aim to raise $10 million to expose the pedophiles in the show business through a film. He got into heated arguments with Lauer, especially when the host found fault in the fact that the former child actor refused to divulge the names in the show, preferring to do it in his movie.
Lauer further questioned Feldman and asked why he needed such big money to reveal the names of the abusers when film students could do films for minimal cost. The argument was then taken back to the actor's refusal to give out the names right at that moment. "Why is it all on me? Why is it if I don't release the names in the next two months, six months or a year, I'm the bad guy? I'm the victim here," clarified Feldman.
