Without lemon He has his friend Matt Lauer Again after the previous one today He was the host of the show He was forced out of the high-profile party In 2017.
During his appearance on the Wednesday, January 22 episode of the program “Hollywood Raw Podcast with Dax Holt and Adam GlennLemon, 58, said he believes Lauer, 67, could make a successful comeback — perhaps on a podcast.
“I think if he could return to the digital world, he could chart his own path,” he explained, before adding: “But I only got to know Matt after the whole situation happened.”
The former CNN host said he saw 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 started talking to people,” a source tells Us Weekly exclusively to the morning show host. “He's planning his next chapter, and he's still very upset about the way he's been portrayed, and he still feels like (…)”
“Whenever I see Matt out, or even with us, if we go out to dinner, my husband (Tim Malone) goes out to dinner with him and his fiancée and people love him. Women love him. They're like, 'Man, oh my God, can I get a picture? I love you. I miss you.' On TV, right? He remembers. “So I think the audience loves him. The audience misses him, but it's just the people inside the company that are afraid of him.
“There may be a way for him to come back, but I think it's the people inside the company who are concerned, you know, about what happened with Matt,” he added.
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 chance to get back into the public eye.
“I think the audience… I'll put it this way. I think the general public will accept – just me – Matt will come back. I think people will watch it and I think the ratings will be great.”
This is not the first time suggestions of a return to the industry have been raised. Whispers of Luer's return It became louder in April 2024 when a source said Us Weekly exclusively revealed that the broadcaster was “planning a comeback” years after being fired from NBC amid sexual misconduct allegations.
Matt Lauer was the face of NBC before he left and almost disappeared in disgrace. One of America's best-known and highest-paid TV journalists, he “believes the media can't be trusted,” a source tells Us Weekly exclusively. “He was a guy who spent his whole life pursuing people professionally; His job was (…)
“He started talking to people,” the insider shared with us at the time. “He is planning his next action, is still very upset about the way he was portrayed, and still feels like the victim.”
Amidst a slew of other prominent men involved in the #MeToo movement, the first today Hosts It made headlines in November 2017 After his colleague accused him of inappropriate behavior. He was eventually fired that same month following the allegations. In 2019, journalist Ronan Farrow published details about the alleged assault in his book Catch and Kill. Lauer denied all the accusations against him.
