5 moments when Matt Lauer 's on
Matt Lauer
During Matt Lauerâs 20-plus years as an anchor on âToday â certain interviews and bits  on the show and elsewhere  have raised a few eyebrows or been seen as sexist.
NBC announced Wednesday that  Lauer  had been fired from  his  longtime stint after the network on Monday fielded âa detailed complaint from a colleague concerning inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace that violated company policy. Though NBC News Chairman Andrew Lack said in a memo that it was the first complaint they had gotten about Lauer  âWe were also presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident.â
Here are a few incidents where  Lauer  was criticized for  his  on-camera tactics.
In 2014   Lauer  sat down with Barra  the first female chief executive at General Motors.  He  noted that although  she 'd gotten the job because  she  was âhugelyâ qualified with 30 yearsâ experience  "there are some people who are speculating that you also got this job as a woman  and as a mom  because people within General Motors knew this company was in for a very tough time  and as a woman and a mom you could present a softer face and softer image for this company ... Does it make sense or does it make you bristle?â
 Her  response: âItâs absolutely not trueâ that  she  got the job because  she  was female.  Lauer  went on to ask whether  she  thought  she  could handle double duty as a CEO and a mom.  He  later said  she âd brought it up first.
âGood to see you â  Lauer  told Hathaway when she appeared on âTodayâ to promote the film âLes MisÃ©rables.â âSeen a lot of you lately.â  He  was referring to up-skirt photos of the actress  sans underwear  that were taken as she got out of an SUV at the filmâs premiere. (While the footage is not available via âToday â it was captured by Sam Seder for his Majority Report podcast; skip to the 1:05 mark to see Hathawayâs interview segment.)
During  [TGT] âs 20-plus years as an anchor on âToday â certain interviews and bits  on the show and elsewhere  have raised a few eyebrows or been seen as sexist.
NBC announced Wednesday that  Lauer  had been fired from  his  longtime stint after the network on Monday fielded âa detailed complaint from a colleague concerning inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace that violated company policy. Though NBC News Chairman Andrew Lack said in a memo that it was the first complaint they had gotten about Lauer  âWe were also presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident.â
Here are a few incidents where  Lauer  was criticized for  his  on-camera tactics.
In 2014   Lauer  sat down with Barra  the first female chief executive at General Motors.  He  noted that although  she 'd gotten the job because  she  was âhugelyâ qualified with 30 yearsâ experience  "there are some people who are speculating that you also got this job as a woman  and as a mom  because people within General Motors knew this company was in for a very tough time  and as a woman and a mom you could present a softer face and softer image for this company ... Does it make sense or does it make you bristle?â
 Her  response: âItâs absolutely not trueâ that  she  got the job because  she  was female.  Lauer  went on to ask whether  she  thought  she  could handle double duty as a CEO and a mom.  He  later said  she âd brought it up first.
âGood to see you â  Lauer  told Hathaway when she appeared on âTodayâ to promote the film âLes MisÃ©rables.â âSeen a lot of you lately.â  He  was referring to up-skirt photos of the actress  sans underwear  that were taken as she got out of an SUV at the filmâs premiere. (While the footage is not available via âToday â it was captured by Sam Seder for his Majority Report podcast; skip to the 1:05 mark to see Hathawayâs interview segment.)