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Don Lemon his friend has Matt Lauer’s back after the first Today was the host of the show forced out of his high profile gig in 2017.
Appearing on the Wednesday, January 22, episode of the “Raw Hollywood Podcast With Dax Holt and Adam Glyn” Lemon, 58, said he believes Lauer, 67, could make a successful comeback — possibly on a podcast.
“I think if he could come back to digital, he can set his own course,” he explained, before adding, “But it was only after I got to know Matt, you know, that all happened situation.”
The former CNN host said he’s seen Lauer receive positivity from fans firsthand during interactions while out in public.
Matt Lauer is “planning a comeback” years after he was fired from NBC amid sexual misconduct allegations. “He’s started talking to people,” a source tells Us Weekly exclusively about the morning show host. “He’s planning his next act, still very upset with how he was portrayed, and still feels like he was the (…)
“Whenever I see Matt around or, you know, even with us, if we go out to dinner, my husband (Tim MaloneI) goes out to dinner with him and his fiance and people love him. Women love him. They’re like, ‘Man, oh my God, can I have a picture? i love you I miss you on TV.’ Right?” he recalled. “And so, I think the public loves him. The public misses him, but only the … the people in the business are afraid.”
He added: “Maybe there’s a way he’ll come back, but I think it’s more the people inside the business who are concerned about, you know, what happened with Matt.”
Matt Lauer.
(Photo by Getty)Lemon said he believes that if it were up to the public rather than the networks and executives, Lauer would have a shot at returning to the public eye.
“I think the public… I’ll put it this way. I think the general public would accept—just me—accept Matt back. And I think people would watch it and I think the ratings would be great.”
This is not the first time that suggestions for a return to the industry have been put forward. Rumors of return to Lauer it became higher in April 2024 when a source said Us Weekly only that the anchor is “planning a comeback” years after he was fired from NBC amid allegations of sexual misconduct.
Matt Lauer was the face of NBC before leaving and nearly disappearing in disgrace. Once one of America’s most recognized and highly paid television journalists, “he believes the media can’t be trusted,” a source told Us Weekly exclusively. “He was a guy who spent his whole life chasing people professionally; his job was (…)
“He’s started talking to people,” the insider shared with Us at the time. “He’s planning his next act, still very upset with how he was portrayed, and still feeling like he was the victim.”
Amidst a host of other high-profile men linked to the #MeToo movement, there is the former Today host made headlines in November 2017 after a female colleague accused him of inappropriate behaviour. He was eventually sacked the same month following the allegations. In 2019, journalist Ronan Farrow published details of the alleged attack in his book Catch and Kill. Lauer has denied all the accusations against him.
