Matt Lauer is planning a comeback that has already thrown the “Today” show into crisis mode! Less than a year after a sleazy sex scandal got him booted from NBC’s morning jewel, newsroom insiders exclusively revealed to The National ENQUIRER that Matt is focused on raiding the “Today” staff to launch his own show — and stab former pal Hoda Kotb in the back! “Matt would like nothing better than to wreak havoc on the people who fired him,” squealed a source. Read on for the latest details of Matt’s plans, and click here for more coverage of newsroom scandals ….
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horndog was shown the door in November, 2017 after a string of sordid sexual harassment allegations were lobbed against him. After Matt got the ax, the network took great pains to erase all traces of their former host — including demolishing his office!
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Matt’s looking for payback! As The ENQUIRER exclusively revealed, Matt has been skulking around NBC’s Rockefeller Center studios and having meetings with various former producers — including
Don Nash, who left “Today” in January — about joining his new show.
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“Matt is convinced that enough time has passed to put the scandal behind him and that viewers would come rushing back to him — especially if he teamed with Katie!” the source spilled.
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“Hoda is a great daytime personality, but she’s not cutting it as a serious news anchor. People are used to seeing her down glasses of chardonnay with
Kathie Lee [Gifford] on the air — not talking about potential missile attacks from North Korea.”
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Ambitious Savannah engineered the recent elevation of
Craig Melvin from “Weekend Today” to the news desk with her and Hoda, according to insiders. “It was Savannah’s first step in pushing Hoda out,” a source spilled. “She’s had the knives out for Hoda since the ratings started to slip!”
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That’s put a big smile on Matt’s face, sources said. “Matt feels Hoda hung him out to dry when the scandal broke,” said the source. “Helping Savannah helps him get revenge on Hoda — and cause further chaos at ‘Today.’ “It would also clear the path for his return to ‘Today’ if his show doesn’t get off the ground!”
The
horndog was shown the door in November, 2017 after a string of sordid sexual harassment allegations were lobbed against him. After Matt got the ax, the network took great pains to erase all traces of their former host — including demolishing his office!
Now
Matt’s looking for payback! As The ENQUIRER exclusively revealed, Matt has been skulking around NBC’s Rockefeller Center studios and having meetings with various former producers — including
Don Nash, who left “Today” in January — about joining his new show.
Photo credit: Getty Images
“Matt is convinced that enough time has passed to put the scandal behind him and that viewers would come rushing back to him — especially if he teamed with Katie!” the source spilled.
Photo credit: Getty Images
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“Hoda is a great daytime personality, but she’s not cutting it as a serious news anchor. People are used to seeing her down glasses of chardonnay with
Kathie Lee [Gifford] on the air — not talking about potential missile attacks from North Korea.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
Ambitious Savannah engineered the recent elevation of
Craig Melvin from “Weekend Today” to the news desk with her and Hoda, according to insiders. “It was Savannah’s first step in pushing Hoda out,” a source spilled. “She’s had the knives out for Hoda since the ratings started to slip!”
Photo credit: Getty Images
That’s put a big smile on Matt’s face, sources said. “Matt feels Hoda hung him out to dry when the scandal broke,” said the source. “Helping Savannah helps him get revenge on Hoda — and cause further chaos at ‘Today.’ “It would also clear the path for his return to ‘Today’ if his show doesn’t get off the ground!”
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