Last november variety reported that matt lauer had a secret button under his desk that allowed him to lock the door from the inside.
Matt lauer desk door lock button.
The mechanism was actually a door opener a remote controlled.
The button located under the executive producer s desk would cause the door to the cavernous office to swing shut and click closed.
This detail was based on victims accounts and confirmed by.
Lauer fired on wednesday amid allegations of sexual misconduct didn t install the button that enabled him to lock his office.
Back in 2017 variety s ramin setoodeh wrote that lauer had a button under his desk that allowed him to lock his door from the inside without getting up.
Nbc released the results of its internal investigation into lauer in may 2018 which said there s a button common in executive offices in multiple nbcuniversal facilities to provide an efficient way to close the door without getting up from the desk the button nbc continued releases a magnet that holds the door open.
Matt lauer used a button under his desk at nbc to lock his office door from the inside after inviting in women variety reported.