His office was in a secluded space and he had a button under his desk that allowed him to lock his door from.
Matt lauer office door lock.
This takes us back to the original variety report which didn t necessarily say that lauer was trapping women in his office.
The secret button that matt lauer allegedly used to lock his door inside nbc s rockefeller center headquarters was not a unique security feature a source at the show tells people.
And really problematic for nbc news management variety s report includes a description of lauer s secluded office with its button under his desk allowing him to lock his door from the inside.
A similar button exists or at least recently existed in the office of.
Nbc fired lauer on wednesday after the network received a.
Lauer fired on wednesday amid allegations of sexual misconduct didn t install the button that enabled him to lock his office door automatically from his desk it turns out.
A detail in the news reports of lauer s workplace conduct animated the narrative.
The washington post also looked into the button and after talking to people familiar with 30 rockefeller center s offices learned that the button locked the door but only from the outside for situations such as a shooting.
The nbc insider added that lauer s secret button wasn t the only one at nbc s 30 rockefeller plaza headquarters.
Matt lauer used a button under his desk at nbc to lock his office door from the inside after inviting in women variety reported.
Former nbc news anchor matt lauer denied that his office has a secret button that could trap unsuspecting women inside his office two years after the claim sent shock waves through the media industry.
Joy s reaction to that might make ya pause the next time you walk into someone s office.