Billy Bush: Daughter Cried Over Trump Scandal

Billy Bush is telling all about being fired from "Today" after his role in a controversial leaked audio tape with Donald Trump — confessing that one of his daughters cried when talking about the scandal with his daughters!

Billy was set to break out big on "Today," but the NBC network quickly sent him away with a multimillion dollar settlement after he was caught laughing along with Trump about the power of celebrity — with the future President saying that some women would just let a star “grab’em by the p***y!” He told The Hollywood Reporter that the Oct. 2016 scandal left him humiliated while talking to his 15-year-old daughter!

"My 15-year-old, Mary, called me from boarding school," said Billy, "and she was in tears: 'Dad, Dad, Dad,' and I said, 'Everything is going to be fine, Mary. Everything's going to be OK.' It's just instinctively what you say to your daughter. And she said, 'No, why were you laughing at the things that he was saying on that bus, Dad? They weren't funny.'"

Adding that his daughter's shame-filled response "hit really hard," Billy is now insisting that he's determined to make a showbiz comeback that will show his more mature side, with an emphasis on sports and entertainment. Billy's refusing to condemn Trump, though, only saying: "I wish that I had changed the topic." He's also being careful to say that he didn't feel betrayed by his "Today" coworkers!

In fact, Billy adds that he was shown plenty of support from showbiz pals. "From the 'Today' show," said Billy, "Tamron [Hall] (pictured), Hoda [Kotb] and Kathie Lee [Gifford], Matt [Lauer], Savannah [Guthrie], Al Roker. Everyone from 'Access Hollywood.' I got a wonderful handwritten letter from Suzanne Somers. I got a great letter from Cindy Crawford. Kate Walsh and Julie Bowen reached out. They were all supportive — 'We know the real you!'"