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In the wake of the 2017 sexual misconduct which led to its dismissal, Matt Lauer has at least at least one still firmly in his corner: his old Today spectacle co-host Bryant Gumbel . Gumbel defended LAUER at Page six At the Apollo Spring advantage in New York on Monday June 12, saying that he is talking to his former colleague almost every day and calling him "a good man".

The two journalists have a long personal and professional history, and it seems that the allegations presented six years ago have not changed their relationship. Read the rest to find out more about colleagues and friends and to see what Gumbel had to say about the Lauer in disgrace.

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In November 2017, Lauer was dismissed from NBC following an allegation of sexual harassment of a colleague. More accusers quickly came forward, including a woman who said Lauer raped her.

In A declaration on harassment claims , LAUER said, "A part of what is said of me is false or wrong, but there is enough truth in these stories to make me feel embarrassed and ashamed."

Regarding the allegation of rape made by the former colleague NBC Brooke Nevils ,, Lauer said that was "categorically false, ignores the facts and defies common sense". He said they had a "consensual" relationship which was an "extramarital affair". As indicated by Variety , Nevils said they had additional sexual meetings, but that they were "completely transactions" due to the dynamics of power between her and Lauer.

Talk to Page six at the event of June 12, Gumbel said he is talking about Lauer "Almost every day." [He's going] well, "said Gumbel." He's going very well. "

When he was asked if the licensed LAUER lacks work on television, the 74 -year -old replied: "I think he sometimes fails to be in the mixture, but I don't think he Lack of being on television. He has a lot on his plate at the moment. He loves his children, he appreciates his life. [When] I spoke to him last, he was heading for his boat. "

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Gumbel and Lauer started working together on Today In the early 1990s, when Gumbel was co-host of the series with Katie COURIC . Lauer started as a filling host and then became a news presenter, alongside Gumbel and Couric. In 1997, he took the place of Gumbel as a co-host and stayed in the position until his dismissal in 2017.

As indicated by Page six , Gumbel and Lauer's relationship has spread beyond the studio, and they are the best men in weddings of each other. Gumbel got up with Lauer when he married his second wife, Annette Roque , in 1998, and Lauer did the same when Gumbel married his second wife, Hilary Quinlan , in 2002. (Roque and Lauer divide in the middle of the scandal.)

A month after the Lauer scandal took place, Gumbel spoke positively on his friend in an interview with the New York Daily News . AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

"It's my best friend", the longtime host of Real sports said ( via Syracuse.com ). "I was the best man at his wedding. He was the best man in mine. I still love him!"

COURIC, who co-organized Today With Lauer from 1997 to 2006, also spoke of his former colleague. In his book in 2021, Go , Couric shared the support text messages she sent to Lauer when the charges became public. But, she continued explaining that she had to arrive at a different conclusion on the man she thought of knowing. "I realized that Matt could be an excellent professional partner, and a good friend and a predator," she wrote ( via People ).

While promoting his book, Couric appeared on Today And said she and read "have no relationship". Regarding the inclusion of her initial support to bread in her book, she explained: "I think I used them because I thought they were very illustrative of the way our relationship has devolved and ultimately deteriorated . "