Don Lemon on Matt Lauer
Don Lemon nonetheless believes in Matt Lauer.
The journalist thinks that Lauer may make a profitable return to the media world, regardless of the controversies surrounding the previous At the moment present host.
Talking on the Hollywood Uncooked podcast, the previous CNN anchor, 58, opened up about his relationship with Lauer, 67, and expressed confidence within the public’s willingness to welcome Lauer again to tv.
“I only got to know Matt after, you know, the whole situation happened and because we live in the same town and we have mutual friends,” Lemon defined.
“Whenever I see Matt out and about, or, you know, even with us, if we go out to dinner, my husband and I will go out to dinner with him and his fiancé. And people love him.”
Lemon famous the constructive reception Lauer receives in public settings, including, “Women love him. They’re like, ‘Matt, oh my God, can I get a picture? I love you. I miss you on television.’ And so I think the public loves him.”
Nevils later went public in Ronan Farrow’s 2019 guide Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Shield Predators, the place she alleged that Lauer raped her in his resort room through the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
Lauer has denied the allegations, asserting that each one encounters had been consensual.
Regardless of the backlash Lauer confronted, Lemon argued that the journalist may chart a brand new course for his profession, probably on a digital platform. “I think the public misses him,” Lemon stated, however acknowledged that trade insiders should still be cautious.
“The people inside the business might be afraid of the backlash they may face if they were to hire him back,” Lemon acknowledged.
“Maybe in this whole Trump era when, you know, [being] canceled is over, I don’t know. Maybe there is a way that he’ll come back. But I think it’s more of the people who are inside of the business who are concerned about what happened with Matt.”