Report: Today Show Host Matt Lauer Had “Secret Button” Under Desk to Lock Office Door After Women Entered

by Gabrielle Okun

NEW YORK, NY – Former NBC host Matt Lauer reportedly had a secret button under his desk to lock his office door, according to accounts from multiple women.

Lauer, who was fired for workplace misconduct, allegedly had a button under his desk to facilitate locking his door with ease, two victims told Variety. The button allowed Lauer to lock the door without getting up so that he could ensure privacy while welcoming women into his office, the alleged victims claim.

According to a @Variety report in which several women accuse Matt Lauer of sexual harassment, the @TODAYshow host had a button under his desk that would lock his office door to ensure privacy. https://t.co/95yTiIJ3zU

— Twitter Moments (@TwitterMoments) November 29, 2017

One woman claimed that Lauer welcomed her into his office, where he then dropped his pants and showed her his penis. When she declined, the host allegedly reprimanded her for turning him down.

Matt Lauer also dropped his pants, showing a different female employee his penis. He then reprimanded her for not engaging in a sexual act https://t.co/O109CDucrJ pic.twitter.com/ScVABF2uIv

— Variety (@Variety) November 29, 2017

“[Lauer] couldn’t sleep around town with celebrities or on the road with random people, because he’s Matt Lauer and he’s married,” a former producer told Variety. “So he’d have to do it within his stable, where he exerted power, and he knew people wouldn’t ever complain.”

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Feature photo: Lauer on the set of the Today Show, May 2009. US Navy Photo.