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Don Lemon Defends Friend Matt Lauer: ‘People Love Him’  When We Go Out

Don Lemon claims the public still loves Matt Lauer after he was fired from ‘Today’ following sexual misconduct controversies

Whispers of a return for Lauer became louder in April 2024 when a source told Us Weekly exclusively that the anchor was “planning a comeback” years after he was fired from NBC amid allegations of sexual misconduct. Once one of America’s most recognized and highly paid TV journalists, “he believes that the media cannot be trusted,” a source tells Us Weekly exclusively. Amid a slew of other high-profile men implicated in the #MeToo movement, the former Today host made headlines in November 2017 after a female colleague accused him of inappropriate behavior.

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