Posted on 05/10/2018 9:34:49 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
NBC was slammed on Twitter Wednesday after it conducted an internal investigation into how the network handled allegations of sexual harassment against Matt Lauer and found there is "no evidence" any NBC senior executives knew about Lauer's behavior.
Lauer was fired from NBC in November after allegations of sexual harassment became public and scandal permeated the widely watched "Today" morning show, the Washington Post reports.
"We found no evidence indicating that any NBC News or Today Show leadership, HR or others in positions of authority in the News Division received any complaints about Lauer’s workplace behavior prior to Nov. 27, 2017," NBC's report summarizing the investigation said. "All four women who came forward confirmed that they did not tell their direct manager or anyone else in a position of authority about their sexual encounters with Lauer. Current and former members of NBC News and Today Show leadership, as well as News HR, stated that they had never received a complaint about inappropriate workplace behavior by Lauer, and we did not find any contrary evidence."
"We cannot change the past. What we can do is learn from it, and try to make it right," NBC News chairman Andrew Lack said.
The report drew instant criticism from twitter users and those on the political right for presenting the investigation as credible when it was conducted by NBC.
Stephen Miller
NBC higher ups investigated NBC higher ups & found that NBC higher ups had no knowledge of misconduct of one if its highest paid stars. https://twitter.com/grynbaum/status/994212694839488512 …
Comfortably Smug
NBC determined NBC did nothing wrong https://twitter.com/AP/status/994215581279838208 …
Nate Madden
I'm sure the network that approved the installation of Lauer's desk-mounted, secret door lock were all over this. https://twitter.com/AP/status/994215581279838208 …
CindyForTrump @immigrant_legal NBC's Matt Lauer report finds "no evidence" that leadership knew of workplace behavior complaints.
And if you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you.😁😁😁😁
J.R. Salzman
NBC investigation into NBC wrongdoing finds no wrongdoing on part of NBC. https://twitter.com/ap/status/994215581279838208 …
James Hasson
Spiked the Weinstein story ✅ Overlooked Matt Lauer giving sex toys and using a button to lock his office when women came in ✅ Allegations about Tom Brokaw as far back as the 90s ✅ Culture of sexual harassment ❌
Yeah, okay. https://twitter.com/AP/status/994215581279838208 …
The Kurgan
Why would NBC say anything different about Matt Lauer? If they admitted compliancy they would open themselves up to massive litigation.
“We investigated ourselves and are pleased to say that we didn’t do anything wrong.”
Cue Sargent Schultz
Richard Nixon should have thought of this during Watergate.
I’ll be auditing my tax return this year. I expect an enormous refund.
Can’t wait to see SNL mock this “investigation”
‘“We investigated ourselves and are pleased to say that we didn’t do anything wrong.”’
They’re just following the protocol set forth in Obama’s Iran Deal.
Hahaha!
Yes...!
You have to marvel at how the MSM has destroyed it’s crown jewels.
ABC, CBS, NBC & it’s evil clones, the Washington Post, the New York Times, and even the Wall Street Urinal have done themselves in.
Gack!
Doubtful Tom hit on them, proving he at least has some standards (or sober).
It’s like the casino in Casablanca investigating itself.
“We have found that there is absolutely NO gambling in this establishment!”
If government intelligence and law enforcement organizations can absolve themselves why not news organizations or individual citizens?
I thought exactly the same thing after I hit POST.
Let’s put a gang of pathological liars together in a room and see if they tell the truth this time....
Whew...I was worried that NBC would find itself guilty of covering for ml......lololol
Yes, you have. And, if so, you need to find another line of work because you’re apparently the only people at NBC who didn’t know. And here I thought that WE were the ones who were supposed to have the “Oh, that’s just Matt being Matt” attitude.
They are suing Lauer for discrimination since he was harassing others and not them.
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