Topline: An NBC employee whose allegations against Matt Lauer led to his dismissal from the network says the former Today anchor raped her during the 2014 Sochi Olympics, according to an upcoming book by Ronan Farrow (and covered by multiple outlet s).
NBC News in a statement: "Matt Lauer's conduct was appalling, horrific and reprehensible, as we said at the time. That's why he was fired within 24 hours of us first learning of the complaint. Our hearts break again for our colleague."
Key background: Lauer's 2017 firing from NBC happened after an employee came forward "reporting behavior in violation" of the company's standards. But that employee's identity was unknown until Farrow interviewed Nevils on the record for Catch And Kill. At the time of Lauer's firing, NBC network had agreed to keep Nevils' identity secret, per her request. And the network also categorized Nevils' story as a "consensual affair," according to the Washington Post.
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