Entertainment Inside Megyn Kelly’s Fight Against NBC Amid New Matt Lauer Allegations

Not backing down. Megyn Kelly is taking NBC to task after new sexual assault accusations against Matt Lauer and alleged cover-ups at the network were detailed in Ronan Farrow’s new book, Catch and Kill.

“Comcast, which owns NBC Universal, is a $200 billion company,” Kelly, 48, says exclusively in the new issue of Us Weekly. “There is zero reason why with those resources, and if NBC truly has nothing to hide, it should not hire an outside investigator to look into the allegations that NBC executives have facilitated and covered up a culture of sexual harassment and abuse.”

Matt Lauer: Former NBC staffer accuses Lauer of rape in Ronan Farrow's new book

When NBC News fired Matt Lauer two years ago, the network said an employee accused him of "inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace."o Resources to help survivors of sexual assault include the National Sex Assault Hotline (800-656-4673), and The Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network (RAINN) online hotline

“Wow, Matt Lauer was just fired from NBC for ‘inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace,’ ” he tweeted. But once the allegations against him emerged, suddenly it was no longer about him; it was about Though different in degree, the allegations , published by The Washington Post and Variety

Shocking new allegations have emerged about the sexual misconduct scandal that is quickly enveloping Matt Lauer . The allegations don’t stop there. Lauer would also reportedly quiz female producers about their sex lives, and play a crass, office-themed version of the game “fuck, marry, or

© Invision/AP/Shutterstock Megyn Kelly on the set of her new show "Megyn Kelly Today" at NBC Studios on September 21, 2017 in New York City. Lauer and reps for NBC respectively dispute these claims. NBC News president Noah Oppenheim, for his part, went on the attack in a memo to NBC staff.

“These claims have been made not just by Ronan Farrow and NBC producer Rich McHugh, but also by former NBC journalists Ann Curry and Linda Vester, rape survivor Sil Lai Abrams and others,” Kelly tells Us. “Sunlight is the best disinfectant — which is why firms like CBS, Fox News, NPR and the NFL hired outside investigators to look into similar claims.”

Passages from Farrow’s book detailing allegations against Lauer were published earlier this month. In the tell-all, Brooke Nevils, who previously worked as former Today cohost Meredith Vieira‘s assistant, accused Lauer of raping her while they were on location in Sochi, Russia for the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Today Anchors React to Matt Lauer Rape Allegation: 'This Is Shocking and Appalling' — Watch Video

Today on Wednesday addressed detailed allegations leveled against disgraced former co-anchor Matt Lauer, who now stands accused of rape. Lauer, who was famously and abruptly fired by NBC in November 2017 following claims of inappropriate sexual behavior, is now alleged to have anally raped former NBC News staffer Brooke Nevils when they were both in Sochi covering the 2014 Winter Olympics. According to Ronan Farrow’s new book Catch and Kill, Nevils eventually took her allegations to human resources, but they were characterized as being neither “criminal” nor “assault.” Soon after, her “work life became torture.

Megyn Kelly is ready to make a TV comeback amid the new Matt Lauer scandal and clapped back at a critic who said she should ‘just fade away’ — read “They investigated themselves. That doesn’t work,” she said of allegations that NBC covered up the former Today show host’ s sexual misconduct.

Megyn Kelly has beefed up her team by hiring a top Hollywood litigator amidst her blackface controversy, signaling that the anchor is ready to put up an aggressive fight as she sorts Kelly ’ s new attorney is set to meet with NBC executives as early as Friday to “determine next steps,” insiders say.

“It was nonconsensual in that I said, multiple times, that I didn’t want to have anal sex,” Nevils told Farrow in the book.

The former Today show anchor, who was fired from NBC News in November 2017 amid several sexual misconduct allegations against him, claimed in a lengthy open letter that their encounter was “mutual and completely consensual.”

“It began when she came to my hotel room very late one night in Sochi, Russia,” Lauer wrote in letter obtained by Us. “We engaged in a variety of sexual acts. We performed oral sex on each other, we had vaginal sex, and we had anal sex.”

If you or anyone you know has been sexually assaulted, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). A trained staff member will provide confidential, judgment-free support as well as local resources to assist in healing, recovering and more.

Pippa Middleton, target of an American sexual predator

It is a scandal much publicized in the United States. Matt Lauer has a long history of NBC and was the star presenter on the channel, interviewing politicians and celebrities on his show, "Today". In 2017, a few weeks after the Harvey Weinstein affair, Matt Lauer is fired from the television channel after several complaints from his colleagues about sexual harassment and rape. Today, we learn on the site "Page Six" that the journalist had also targeted Pippa Middleton. In 2014, he interviewed Kate Middleton's sister in London, describing her as "a beautiful woman in a very flattering dress", a reference to the dress she wore at the princely wedding. His interest in Prince William's sister-in-law was such that he wanted to recruit her as a columnist. It is reported that he privatized a New York restaurant in 2017 to meet with NBC members and Pippa Middleton press officers. Then he had him ranched to Montana for testing. But according to "Page Six", the young woman was not interested in the job offer, and was pressured by Buckingham Palace to decline the offer of the journalist. A source says: "Matt and Pippa were never alone, and the job did not really interest him, but the NBC teams were very embarrassed by Matt's interest in Pippa. After revealing to the world the actions of Harvey Weinstein, journalist Ronan Farrow publishes "Catch and Kill", a book that highlights the behavior of Matt Lauer, in which several NBC journalists testify.

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This is a well-publicized scandal in the United States. Matt Lauer has a long history of NBC and was the star presenter on the channel, interviewing politicians and celebrities on his show, "Today". In 2017, a few weeks after the Harvey Weinstein affair, Matt Lauer is fired from the television channel after several complaints from his colleagues about sexual harassment and rape.

Today, we learn on the site "Page Six" that the reporter had also Pippa Middleton target. In 2014, he interviewed sister Kate Middleton in London, describing her as "a beautiful woman in a very flattering dress," a reference to the outfit she wore at the princely wedding. His interest in Prince William's sister-in-law was such that he wanted to recruit her as an columnist. It is reported that he privatized a New York restaurant in 2017 to meet with NBC members and Pippa Middleton press officers. Then he had him ranched to Montana for testing. But according to "Page Six", the young woman was not interested in the job offer, and was pressured by Buckingham Palace to decline the offer of the journalist. A source says: "Matt and Pippa were never alone, and the job did not really interest him, but the NBC teams were very embarrassed by Matt's interest in Pippa.

After revealing to the world the actions of Harvey Weinstein, journalist Ronan Farrow publishes "Catch and Kill", a book that highlights the behavior of Matt Lauer, in which several NBC journalists testify.

This is a high profile scandal in the United States. Matt Lauer has a long history of NBC and was the star presenter on the channel, interviewing politicians and celebrities on his show, "Today". In 2017, a few weeks after the Harvey Weinstein affair, Matt Lauer is fired from the television channel after several complaints from his colleagues about sexual harassment and rape.

Today, we learn on the site "Page Six" that the reporter had also

Pippa Middleton target. In 2014, he interviewed sister Kate Middleton in London, describing her as "a beautiful woman in a very flattering dress," a reference to the outfit she wore at the princely wedding. His interest in Prince William's sister-in-law was such that he wanted to recruit her as an columnist. It is reported that he privatized a New York restaurant in 2017 to meet with NBC members and Pippa Middleton press officers. Then he had him ranched to Montana for testing. But according to "Page Six", the young woman was not interested in the job offer, and was pressured by Buckingham Palace to decline the offer of the journalist. A source says: "Matt and Pippa were never alone, and the job did not really interest him, but the NBC teams were very embarrassed by Matt's interest in Pippa. After revealing to the world the actions of Harvey Weinstein, journalist Ronan Farrow publishes "Catch and Kill", a book that highlights the behavior of Matt Lauer, in which several NBC journalists testify.