According to a newly-released transcript of Ronan Farrow’s testimony to New York state investigators in July, a text exchange indicates that CNN anchor Chris Cuomo looked into Farrow’s reporting about Governor Andrew Cuomo and relayed information to his brother’s inner circle, days before it was published
“Farrow, who famously won the Pulitzer Prize and helped launch the #MeToo movement with his reporting on disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, also took a deep dive into alleged sexual wrongdoing by former Gov. Cuomo, the CNN anchor&#8217;s older brother,” reported <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/cnn-chris-cuomo-media-connections-sniff-around-ronan-farrow">Fox News</a>. 
“Chris Cuomo admitted to contacting colleagues of Farrow for updates but claimed it was simply ‘business-as-usual’ to employ such methods,” Fox&#8217;s report continued. “Text messages released by state investigators showed top Andrew Cuomo aide Melissa DeRosa asking about ‘intel’ the CNN anchor had about Farrow&#8217;s report on March 15, to which he replied it wasn&#8217;t ready for publication. Farrrow&#8217;s story was eventually published on March 18. “
Text messages in the exchange include, “If ronan has nothing better than thats a great sign,” “To discuss rownan [sic] convo,” and “Did u get any more intel?”
As Fox News noted, Cuomo&#8217;s admission apparently contradicts what he told CNN viewers in August when he claimed, “I never made calls to the press about my brother&#8217;s situation.”
According to the recently-released <a href="https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2021.07.15_christopher_cuomo_cleary_11.24.2021_0.pdf">transcript</a>, an attorney asked Chris Cuomo if he recalled Governor Cuomo’s team discussing Farrow’s article. 
&#8220;They were very concerned and it kept moving. What they thought it was about was moving, when it was coming out was moving,&#8221; Cuomo said. &#8220;When Ronan Farrow writes something, people in the media are going to talk about it.&#8221;
When asked whether he discussed Farrow&#8217;s reporting with his brother, Chris Cuomo replied, &#8220;Yes.”
&#8220;Just asking him, you know, how he — how he felt about it, what was in it. And him asking me what did I think the impact of it was,&#8221; Cuomo said when asked to elaborate further. &#8220;He said that he didn&#8217;t think the article was fair, that she was being propped up and — you know, that&#8217;s it.&#8221;
“The CNN host then confirmed the ‘she’ he referenced was Lindsey Boylan, the subject of the March 18, 2021, piece written by Farrow in which she gave her first extensive interview about her claims of harassment and retaliation by the now-former governor,” Fox added. “Boylan&#8217;s allegation made to Farrow in the New Yorker came months after her initial tweet that then-Gov. Cuomo ‘sexually harassed me for years.’ Following that accusation, multiple other women came forward to accuse him of sexual harassment.”
Cuomo was then asked what he meant by the March 2021 text, “If Ronan has nothing better — better than Boylan, that’s a great sign.”
&#8220;The concern was that Ronan always has more people. You know, I mean, that&#8217;s part of his currency as a journalist, is that people come to him to expand understandings. I know he has his critics. But, to me, that&#8217;s when he&#8217;s at his best,&#8221; Cuomo said. 
&#8220;So the assumption was he must have new people if he&#8217;s waiting so long to have written about this. And then he didn&#8217;t. So, what the context is specifically is: I had heard that all he was writing — the only person he was writing about was Lindsey Boylan,&#8221; Cuomo continued. &#8220;So that means that he didn&#8217;t find more people to complain that, once again, I would have to experience this team being shocked that there was another person. Which was this never ending cycle that was very hard for a family member. That was the context.&#8221;
After saying he didn’t recall any further such conversations, an attorney argued that Cuomo was asked whether there was “any more intel” three days before Farrow’s story was published, with the transcript showing he responded, “Story not ready for tomorrow.”
&#8220;They didn’t know when the Ronan piece was coming out. So I just asked people, did you hear about when the Ronan piece — we do this with him all the time. It&#8217;s a really good device that he has, that his people let you know that something&#8217;s coming, but they don&#8217;t tell you when,&#8221; CNN’s Cuomo said. &#8220;You know, so that there&#8217;s this — this constant speculation game. It&#8217;s really effective in driving interest for his articles.&#8221;
Cuomo then admitted that he contacted Farrow’s colleagues for information.
&#8220;I called a fellow journalist who works with Ronan a lot. And I didn&#8217;t want to contact Ronan directly. I know him. He&#8217;s — he&#8217;s been good to me. He&#8217;s been on my show. But I didn&#8217;t want to — I didn&#8217;t want to push up on him like that. It&#8217;s not right,&#8221; Cuomo said. &#8220;I was told nothing’s coming right away.&#8221; 
“Cuomo was asked if he told CNN he was contacting people to ask about articles being written that could damage his brother,” Fox reported, with Cuomo replying, “No, not specifically.”
&#8220;There was going to be an article about my brother. So I&#8217;m interested. I wasn&#8217;t going to call the person writing it. I wasn&#8217;t going to try to influence any of the stories. And we know that that&#8217;s true because you would have read about it had I. It&#8217;s not exactly a loyalty-based business,&#8221; Cuomo said. &#8220;If I had tried to influence any of the reporting at CNN or anywhere else, I guarantee you people would know, and so would a lot of others. So the idea of one reporter calling another to find out about what&#8217;s coming down the pipe is completely business-as-usual.&#8221;

Chris Cuomo

‘Business-As-Usual’: Transcript Shows CNN’s Chris Cuomo Looked Into Ronan Farrow’s Investigation Into Andrew Cuomo, Shared ‘Intel’

Andrew Cuomo

Ronan Farrow

Rumors have swirled for years that famed singer Frank Sinatra, not Woody Allen, fathered journalist Ronan Farrow. Tony Oppedisano, one of Sinatra&#8217;s longtime friends, doesn&#8217;t buy it.
In his memoir, titled &#8220;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sinatra-Me-Wee-Small-Hours/dp/1982151781/ref=asc_df_1982151781/?tag=hyprod-20&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=459515946640&amp;hvpos=&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=8580779447633111863&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvqmt=&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvdvcmdl=&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=9067608&amp;hvtargid=pla-972620648804&amp;psc=1">Sinatra and Me: In the Wee Small Hours</a>,&#8221; Oppedisano delved into the friendship between actress Mia Farrow and Frank Sinatra after they divorced in 1968 and argued that Frank Sinatra would have claimed Ronan Farrow as his son if he indeed fathered him.
&#8220;There’s been a lot of gossip about Frank possibly being Ronan’s biological father,&#8221; he wrote, according to an excerpt in <a href="https://people.com/movies/why-frank-sinatras-close-friend-believes-he-was-not-ronan-farrows-father/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">People magazine.</a> &#8220;Rumors I believe I’m in a position to tamp down.&#8221;
One glaring flaw in the theory, Oppedisano claimed, is the fact that Frank Sinatra had to &#8220;wear a colostomy bag&#8221; in late 1986 after suffering from emergency diverticulitis. As reported by <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/frank-sinatra-wasnt-ronan-farrow-father-pal-claims-in-book">Fox News</a>, Ronan Farrow was born on December 19, 1987.
&#8220;There are only two ways Frank could have fathered Ronan, both absurd,&#8221; wrote Oppedisano. &#8220;Either Mia made a secret trip to shack up with Frank in his California home with [fourth wife] Barbara present, or Frank, wearing his always romantic colostomy bag, made a quick trip to Connecticut between his Atlantic City performances.&#8221;
&#8220;If Ronan had been Frank’s son, Frank would have acknowledged him,&#8221; Oppedisano added.
Mia Farrow did little to help the controversy when she told <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2013/11/mia-farrow-frank-sinatra-ronan-farrow" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Vanity Fair</a> in 2013 that Sinatra was &#8220;possibly&#8221; Ronan Farrow&#8217;s father. Speaking with <a href="https://www.vulture.com/2013/10/ronan-farrow-on-sinatra-rumor-i-wasnt-there.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Vulture</a> at the time, Ronan Farrow described the situation as both hilarious and ridiculous.
&#8220;You know, that story has been out there for years,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It was somewhat surprising to see it break in such a huge way of late… I appreciate how hilarious it is.&#8221;
&#8220;I mean, it’s a ridiculous situation,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;That said, I’m pretty unfazed by it in substance because it’s been out there both publicly and privately for so long. I have a relationship that I’m very happy with, you know, with all parties involved. For me, the imperative is, all right, we’ve talked about it, I get a kick out of it, everyone gets a kick out of it.&#8221;
Proponents of this theory often cite the physical resemblance between Ronan Farrow and Frank Sinatra, but as Oppedisano pointed out, many of Farrow&#8217;s features share an equally uncanny resemblance to his younger mother.
&#8220;People say, ‘Take a look at [Ronan]’ and I say, ‘Well, take a look at Mia at the same age,’” he wrote. &#8220;They look like twins. I’ve got blue eyes too and I’m not Frank’s son.”
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In 2018, Woody Allen told <a href="https://www.vulture.com/2018/09/soon-yi-previn-speaks.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">New York Magazine</a> that he believes Ronan Farrow is his son, though he had his doubts.
&#8220;In my opinion, he’s my child,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I think he is, but I wouldn’t bet my life on it.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hatchet-job-woody-allen-slams-docuseries-about-his-alleged-abuse-of-adopted-daughter">‘Hatchet Job’: Woody Allen Slams Docuseries About His Alleged Abuse Of Adopted Daughter</a>
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Longtime Frank Sinatra Friend Debunks Theory Sinatra Fathered Ronan Farrow

The imprint behind director Woody Allen’s 2020 memoir is reportedly considering a lawsuit against HBO over its new documentary series, “Allen v. Farrow.&#8221;
The four-part series debuted on Sunday on HBO and reportedly demonstrates the filmmaker&#8217;s years of child abuse. Skyhorse Publishing is claiming that the filmmakers sampled the audio version of Allen&#8217;s book, &#8220;Apropos of Nothing,&#8221; without their permission.
The president of Skyhorse, Tony Lyons, said in a statement on Monday to <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2021-02-22/woody-allen-documentary-memoir-lawsuit-skyhorse">the Los Angeles Times</a>, “Neither the producers nor HBO ever approached Skyhorse to request permission to use excerpts from the audiobook.”
Lyons added, “Skyhorse received information second hand only at the very end of last week that each of the documentary’s four episodes makes extensive use of audiobook excerpts &#8230; [W]e believe that its unauthorized use of the audiobook is clear, willful infringement under existing legal precedent, and that the other episodes will infringe, too, if they appropriate the audiobook in a similar manner. &#8230; We will take the legal action we deem necessary to redress our and Woody Allen’s rights in his intellectual property.”
On Monday, the filmmakers who created “Allen v. Farrow” told The Times in a statement via HBO that they “legally used limited audio excerpts from Woody Allen’s memoir in the series under the Fair Use doctrine,” which according to the <a href="https://www.copyright.gov/fair-use/more-info.html">United States Copyright Office,</a> “promotes freedom of expression by permitting the unlicensed use of copyright-protected works in certain circumstances&#8230;&#8221;
The series reportedly depicts Woody Allen sexually abusing his adopted daughter, Dylan Farrow.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hatchet-job-woody-allen-slams-docuseries-about-his-alleged-abuse-of-adopted-daughter">The Daily Wire</a> reports,
<blockquote>A never-before-seen 1992 home video is reportedly part of the docuseries; in it, Dylan Farrow is allegedly heard as a seven-year-old, telling her mother that Allen “touched her private parts” as he told her, “’Do not move, I have to do this.” The young girl then poignantly tells her mother, “I didn’t want him to do it, mama. I didn’t like it.”
The series will “feature recordings that Mia secretly made of her phone conversations with Allen, including one in which she tells him Dylan ‘is not alright’ after the alleged incident,” the Daily Mail reported. </blockquote>
Allen and Mia Farrow are no longer together, having broken up after she discovered Allen was having an affair with her adopted daughter from a previous marriage, Soon-Yi Previn. Previn was 21 when she was having an affair with Allen, 55.
Soon-Yi Previn and Allen are now married, and released a joint <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2021-02-22/woody-allen-hbo-documentary-response-soon-yi-previn">statement</a> on Sunday, saying:
“These documentarians had no interest in the truth. Instead, they spent years surreptitiously collaborating with the Farrows and their enablers to put together a hatchet job riddled with falsehoods. Woody and Soon-Yi were approached less than two months ago and given only a matter of days ‘to respond.’ Of course, they declined to do so.”
“As has been known for decades, these allegations are categorically false,” the pair continued. “Multiple agencies investigated them at the time and found that, whatever Dylan Farrow may have been led to believe, absolutely no abuse had ever taken place. It is sadly unsurprising that the network to air this is HBO — which has a standing production deal and business relationship with Ronan Farrow. While this shoddy hit piece may gain attention, it does not change the facts.”
In a 2017 op-ed for The Times, Dylan Farrow wrote, “It is a testament to Allen’s public relations team and his lawyers that few know these simple facts. It also speaks to the forces that have historically protected men like Allen: the money and power deployed to make the simple complicated, to massage the story.”
Allen&#8217;s memoir was released in March 2020 and was <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2020-03-23/woody-allen-memoir-released">reportedly</a> picked up by Skyhorse after Hachette Book Group canceled its release.
Hachette allegedly decided to cancel Allen&#8217;s book after receiving pressure from Ronan Farrow, investigative journalist and Allen&#8217;s son. In 2019, Hachette published <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/11/books/review-catch-kill-ronan-farrow-harvey-weinstein.html">&#8220;Catch and Kill&#8221;</a> by Ronan Farrow, which details the writer&#8217;s journey of uncovering stories about Harvey Weinstein&#8217;s own decades of sexual abuse.
After securing a critical interview in the Weinstein investigation, Ronan Farrow reportedly solicited advice on how to conduct himself from his adopted sister, Dylan, who had already been accusing Allen of abuse for years.
“Well, this is the worst part,” Dylan told him, according to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/11/books/review-catch-kill-ronan-farrow-harvey-weinstein.html">The New York Times</a>. “The considering. The waiting for the story.” She continued: “If you get this, don’t let it go, O.K.?”

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Woody Allen’s Publisher Threatens To Sue HBO Over Disturbing New Documentary

Mia Farrow

Woody Allen

During a shareholders meeting on Wednesday, Comcast CEO and Chairman Brian Roberts rejected multiple proposals from investors, including one that demanded the company hire an outside investigator to look into how NBC News handled complaints of sexual harassment against fired “Today” show anchor Matt Lauer.
The Los Angeles Times <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2020-06-03/comcast-rejects-outside-investigation-sexual-harassment-nbc-farrow-lauer?_amp=true">reported</a> that some investors asked why Comcast didn’t hire an outside investigator to look into allegations of sexual misconduct. CBS and Fox News, for the record, each hired outside law firms to investigate such allegations within their ranks. Yet NBC has still refused, instead relying on an internal investigation with assistance from two outside law firms that concluded NBC News was not at fault and that no complaints had been filed against Lauer until November 2017.
More from the Times:
<blockquote>One shareholder, Arjuna Capital of Manchester, Mass., requested the company conduct an “independent investigation and report on risks posed by failing to prevent sexual harassment.”
The firm noted that NBC News’ digital editorial staff voted to form a union with the NewsGuild of New York because staff members, among other things, have “serious questions” about management’s handling of allegations of workplace sexual misconduct. Allegations about inappropriate comments by managers have been made by three Comcast call center employees, according to Arjuna.
“Workplace harassment can harm shareholder value,” Arjuna Capital wrote in its proposal. “To avoid legal and reputational risk, as the employer of 184,000 workers, Comcast must create a culture of accountability and transparency, and protect employees from harassment and discrimination.”</blockquote>
Comcast fought the suggestion, asking shareholders to reject Arjuna Capital’s proposal because “our company has been built on a foundation of respect, integrity and trust, and we are committed to creating a work environment that promotes those values.”
Last fall, former NBC host Ronan Farrow published a book alleging a conspiracy to cover up allegations against Lauer. Farrow’s book was <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/17/business/media/ronan-farrow.html">criticized heavily</a> by New York Times media columnist Ben Smith. Lauer himself wrote <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/opinion/matt-lauer-why-ronan-farrow-is-indeed-too-good-to-be-true/">an article</a> for Mediate highlighting numerous factual issues with Farrow’s book, providing evidence to back up his criticism.
NBC did hire an outside firm to look into allegations from Gabrielle Union, who claimed racism and a toxic environment led to her exit from “America’s Got Talent.” That outside firm concluded that an alleged toxic environment had “no bearing” on her leaving the show.
In addition to requests for the outside investigation into sexual allegations, an elderly couple also requested “senior discounts” for cable customers. Another shareholder concern was that some MSNBC anchors were supporting protesters even as protests across the country turned violent. Chairman Roberts, however, dismissed concerns and ignored the violence.
“It is truly heartbreaking and tragic that, in 2020, we find our society still struggling with issues that are so core to human dignity. Racism, injustice, violence have no place and cannot be tolerated,” he said. “By and large, I think the coverage continues to inform and educate our society. &#8230; But thank you for your comment.”
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Comcast Continues To Reject Demands For Outside Investigation Into NBC’s Handling Of Sexual Harassment Complaints

Matt Lauer

NBC News

Sexual Misconduct

The New York Times’ media columnist Ben Smith has finally <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/17/business/media/ronan-farrow.html">written</a> what many have come to realize: That star investigative reporter Ronan Farrow may not deserve the status he has achieved.
Farrow’s reporting is widely cited and produces numerous spin-offs and cable news segments when it is published, but looking back on his articles usually finds gaping holes in his reporting that ultimately untangle his entire narrative. Smith spends much of his Times column focused on the story that put Farrow on the map as an investigative reporter – an allegation against Harvey Weinstein. Weinstein, of course, was convicted of various sexual offenses in February and is a proven monster, but Farrow’s article ended up falling apart and getting thrown out of court, in a way.
Farrow’s “blockbuster” report on Weinstein retold the allegations of Lucia Evans, a college student who said Weinstein approached her at a club and said he would make her an actress if she performed oral sex on him. Based on everything we know about Weinstein, this seemed plausible, however, Farrow did not corroborate Evans’ account, and a key witness to the event gave conflicting stories. This witness told prosecutors that she never confirmed the account of rape to a New Yorker fact checker. The witness told the fact checker that “something inappropriate happened” between Weinstein and Evans but didn’t elaborate. Later, this witness told a New York Police Department detective that Evans said the sexual encounter with Weinstein was consensual. The charge against Weinstein relating to Evans’ claims was eventually dismissed.
Smith also discusses Farrow’s story suggesting nefarious motives surrounding the alleged disappearance of records relating to President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen. Farrow dismissed the idea that the records had been put on restricted access – a common practice – and barely mentioned the fact that the information came from a civil servant and disgraced celebrity attorney Michael Avenatti.
In reality, the records were put on restricted access, but an IRS analyst, John Fry, leaked Cohen’s financial records to try and take out Trump. He eventually pleaded guilty to leaking confidential records.
One major article missing from Smith’s column, however, is Farrow and Jane Mayer’s “reporting” on Deborah Ramirez’s dubious allegations of sexual assault against then-Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The article was published even though Farrow acknowledged the numerous issues with Ramirez’s account, including the fact that she didn’t really think it was Kavanaugh who exposed his penis to her until after talking to friends and Democrat attorneys once Christine Blasey Ford came forward with her equally dubious allegations.
Farrow in his book “Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators” suggested NBC News conspired with Weinstein to keep his explosive story about Evans’ allegations quiet, yet as Smith noted, there is no evidence of such a conspiracy. Smith provides comments and suggestions from multiple current and former NBC reporters who said it was far more likely that “Mr. Farrow was a talented young reporter with big ambitions but little experience, who didn’t realize how high the standards of proof were, particularly at slow-moving, super-cautious news networks. A normal clash between a young reporter and experienced editors turned toxic.”
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The New York Times Takes On Ronan Farrow, Notes History Of Inaccurate And Uncorroborated Reporting

Ben Smith

New York Times

A shakeup at NBC News that includes the replacement of its longtime chairman, Andy Lack, is coinciding with an investigation into the network by New York&#8217;s attorney general, according to a former NBC producer who witnessed firsthand an alleged &#8220;cover up&#8221; scandal at the network.
As reported by the <a href="https://nypost.com/2020/05/04/nbc-news-chairman-andy-lack-steps-down-in-corporate-shakeup/">New York Post</a> Monday, NBC&#8217;s plan is now for Lack to leave at the end of the month rather than after the 2020 presidential election. Lack &#8220;came under fire after Ronan Farrow’s book &#8216;Catch and Kill&#8217; accused NBC News executives including Lack’s right-hand man Noah Oppenheim of killing his Harvey Weinstein reporting,&#8221; the outlet notes.
In an appearance on Tucker Carlson Monday night, former NBC News producer Rich McHugh — who worked with Farrow on his &#8220;killed&#8221; bombshell exposé on Weinstein&#8217;s alleged sexual misconduct — slammed his former network and made some comments that NBC executives probably do not want to hear on the airwaves.
On his show Monday, Carlson, who slapped Lack for &#8220;protecting&#8221; disgraced megaproducer and Democrat megadonor Weinstein, asked McHugh about reports that the New York attorney general&#8217;s office is investigating the network on its handling of sexual misconduct claims. While &#8220;no one’s been charged,&#8221; said Carlson &#8220;people have come in and been interviewed.”
Asked if he&#8217;d heard the same, McHugh said, “Yes, I have, Tucker. That is true.&#8221;
&#8220;I have been looking into it for a story,&#8221; he added, as reported by <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/tv/ex-nbc-producer-rich-mchugh-blasts-outgoing-chairman-andy-lack-says-ny-ags-office-probing-the-network/">Mediaite</a>. &#8220;It was the New York attorney general’s office civil division. We’re not sure if it could lead to anything criminal, but I do know they have been looking into this and interviewing employees over a number of months.&#8221;
&#8220;One has to assume that they caught wind of this investigation because it’s been going on for months and they have spoken to dozens of employees,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I believe that has a role to play in it. There’s new management at the top and so they have decided we’re going to try to get away from this black eye who presided over the Harvey Weinstein story and the Lauer disgrace and all of it. This is a good first step, I should say. I should point out that I’ve spoken spoken to a number of women, victims who worked at NBC, and they say, you know, the fact that Andy Lack gets to walk out of the building on his own accord is a disgrace. Their careers have been ruined. I personally left NBC largely because of things that he and other executives did with our reporting. The fact that he can just kind of walk away is upsetting.&#8221;
As for Oppenheim, who has been allowed to remain at NBC, McHugh said, &#8220;It looks like this move has taken some of his power away.&#8221;
&#8220;I think it needs to be said that if they’re really going to clean house and try and restore their credibility, they need to clean house,&#8221; he added. &#8220;One half of the team that presided over our reporting killing our story is still in power.&#8221;
As detailed by the Post, since Lack returned to NBC in 2015, &#8220;his division has been riddled with controversy,&#8221; including the Brian Williams &#8220;embellished&#8221; Iraq war story and the network&#8217;s much-criticized handling of Megyn Kelly&#8217;s contract. But the worst scandals involved sexual misconduct allegations against Matt Lauer in 2017 and the alleged burying of the Weinstein story.
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NBC News Chief Out; Reports: NY Attorney General Investigating Network

Tucker Carlson

Ronan Farrow, the journalist who won the Pulitzer Prize for his work exposing disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, ripped Hachette Book Group, the publisher for his book &#8220;Catch and Kill,&#8221; for not informing him of their work on Woody Allen&#8217;s memoir, his estranged father whom he believes molested his younger sister, Dylan Farrow.
“I was disappointed to learn through press reports that Hachette, my publisher, acquired Woody Allen’s memoir after other major publishers refused to do so and concealed the decision from me and its own employees while we were working on ‘Catch and Kill’ – a book about how powerful men, including Woody Allen, avoid accountability for sexual abuse,” Farrow said in <a href="https://twitter.com/RonanFarrow/status/1234999252381618178" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">a statement on Twitter.</a>
“Hachette did not fact check the Woody Allen book. My sister Dylan has never been contacted to respond to any denial or mischaracterization of the abuse she suffered at the hands of Woody Allen – a credible allegation, maintained for almost three decades, backed up by contemporaneous accounts and evidence,” Farrow continued. “It’s wildly unprofessional in multiple obvious directions for Hachette to behave this way.”
Ronan Farrow concluded by saying that Hachette acted unethically for not fact-checking Woody Allen&#8217;s book and that he cannot work with them in good conscience.
“I’ve encouraged Hachette, out of respect for its readers, authors and reputation, to conduct a thorough fact check of Woody Allen’s account, in particular any claim that implies my sister is not telling the truth,” Farrow said. ”I’ve also told Hachette that a publisher that would conduct itself in this way is one I can’t work with in good conscience.”
Since 1993, Dylan Farrow has <a href="https://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/01/an-open-letter-from-dylan-farrow/?mtrref=www.google.com&amp;assetType=opinion" data-beacon="{&quot;p&quot;:{&quot;lnid&quot;:&quot;stood by her accusation&quot;,&quot;mpid&quot;:3,&quot;plid&quot;:&quot;https://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/01/an-open-letter-from-dylan-farrow/?mtrref=www.google.com&amp;assetType=opinion&quot;}}" data-beacon-parsed="true" data-rapid-parsed="slk" data-ylk="subsec:paragraph;cpos:2">maintained</a> that Woody Allen sexually molested her while he dated her mother, Mia Farrow. Allen has emphatically denied the accusation, claiming that Mia coached Dylan as part of a vicious custody dispute. The charges were ultimately dismissed by authorities and Moses Farrow, Dylan’s brother, <a href="https://people.com/movies/woody-allens-adopted-son-claims-mia-farrow-brainwashed-him-and-was-physically-abusive-report/">has defended Allen’s innocence</a> while asserting that Mia was the abusive one.
&#8220;So many times I saw my mother try to convince her that she was abused &#8211; and it has worked,&#8221; Moses Farrow said in 2018. &#8220;Some day, I hope Dylan can escape from my mother, confront the truth and begin her own healing.&#8221;
&#8220;What breaks my heart the most is while I know that my sister, Dylan, believes what she says, I also know from my own experience, that it simply never happened,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;I’m deeply saddened for my sister. As she stated, this has been her reality since childhood. I have broken my silence of the abuse by our mother and my healing began after getting away from her. I can only hope that my sister can do the same to finally heal.&#8221;
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Dylan Farrow also blasted Hachette for choosing to run with Woody Allen&#8217;s memoir, which was passed over by many publishers.
“Hachette’s publishing of Woody Allen’s memoir is deeply upsetting to me personally and an utter betrayal of my brother, whose brave reporting, capitalized on by Hachette, gave voice to numerous survivors of sexual assault by powerful men,&#8221; Dylan Farrow said on Monday.
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Ronan Farrow Blasts His Own Book Publisher For Accepting Woody Allen’s Memoir

Sexual Abuse

Pop quiz – if you were shooting a feature on Fake News, what journalist would you least like to see attached to the project?
If you said, “CNN’s Brian Stelter,” you’re <a href="https://twitter.com/DC_Draino/status/1217983270081703936">not alone</a>. Yet, amazingly, he’s the executive producer of just such a feature coming to HBO.
It’s one of two new documentaries attempting to capture journalism in the 21st century. Each looks unqualified for the task at hand.
“After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News” hits HBO in March. Here’s the pay network’s official description:
<blockquote>In the age of social media, this eye-opening documentary examines the rising phenomenon of “fake news” in the U.S. and the impact that disinformation, conspiracy theories and false news stories have on the average citizen. The film focuses on several high-profile made-up news stories in recent years with real world consequences, including the infamous “Pizzagate” case, the disinformation campaigns that influenced the 2016 presidential election, the Jade Helm conspiracy, and others.</blockquote>
Notice what’s missing? Dozens and dozens of false stories savaging President Trump over the past three years, not to mention the Russian collusion hoax.
Stelter’s participation in the project reads like a Babylon Bee entry. He’s the anti-Cronkite, epitomizing the far-left bubble modern journalists call home.
The project’s director, Andrew Rossi, previously helmed the fawning 2011 documentary “Page One: Inside the New York Times.” It’s another clue the documentary has little interest in the truth, let alone saving journalism from itself.
Remember, the very same biased media created the term “Fake News” to explain away Donald Trump’s presidential victory. The Commander in Chief quickly turned the phrase back on them.
The second project isn’t as cartoonishly concocted as “After Truth,” but it has potential to be nearly as embarrassing.
Journalist Ronan Farrow packs far more gravitas than Stelter, and he’s the key figure in a second HBO production. The untitled film finds Farrow investigating “threats, intimidation, and violence directed at journalists working to expose corruption and abuse by governments, corporations, and other powerful interests,” according to HBO.
“Around the world, journalists are under fire,” says Farrow. “They’re being spied on using new surveillance technology, imprisoned, even murdered. And we’re seeing evolving tactics deployed against reporters in the United States, too, against the backdrop of a new era of misinformation campaigns and rhetoric that seeks to undermine the very idea of objective reporting.”
Actually, objective reporting went the way of Pauly Shore movies, so pretending that isn’t the case is embarrassing. And will we be reminded of President Barack Obama’s war on journalists, from <a href="https://theweek.com/articles/464430/why-did-obama-administration-spy-associated-press">spying on the AP</a> to “<a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/blogs/ticket/obama-admin-spied-fox-news-reporter-james-rosen-134204299.html">extensively</a>” spying on Fox News reporter James Rosen?
That’s rhetorical.
The press release announcing the Farrow’s project trots out the hoariest cliché of the Trump era.
“Now more than ever [emphasis added], as evidenced by Ronan’s recent reporting, unbiased investigative journalism is both essential and under siege,” says Casey Bloys, president, HBO Programming.
That’s the same HBO that serves up a steady stream of biased content, including “Real Time with Bill Maher” to “Last Week Tonight.”
Yes, Farrow deserves every ounce of credit for helping bring down Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. Farrow wouldn’t let the story go, even after NBC spiked it while its own accused sexual predator, Matt Lauer, lurked in its corridors.
Farrow’s Weinstein reportage epitomized the very best of journalism. Then, months later, Farrow trashed his booming brand by pushing <a href="https://thefederalist.com/2018/09/24/ronan-farrow-hurts-me-too-movement-with-his-anti-kavanaugh-smear/">ludicrous claims</a> by Deborah Ramirez against potential Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
Here’s The Federalist’s David Marcus:
<blockquote>…we have a woman, Deborah Ramirez, accusing Kavanaugh of sexual assault, in a room full of people where nobody else who she says was in the room remembers the incident occurring, at a party that almost nobody can remember happening….Everyone Ramirez named in the room that has spoken disputes that the incident occurred. On top of all of this, Farrow admits in his piece that Ramirez was uncertain about the allegation at first, but after six days of talking to her attorney, the three decades-old memory returned to her.</blockquote>
Journalists make mistakes, but Farrow insisted he’s “<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/ronan-farrow-very-proud-kavanaugh-reporting">proud</a>” of that reporting.
How bad is modern media bias? Even hard-left stalwarts like Glenn Greenwald and Rolling Stone’s Matt Taibbi <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/january-democratic-debate-2020-cnn-bernie-sanders-elizabeth-warren-938365/">routinely call it out</a>. They’re outliers, though. Journalists like Stelter prefer to promote Democratic talking points while ignoring the core elements of their profession.
We could use a documentary or two dedicated to Fake News and the steep decline in journalism. The chances either HBO project will do just that hover between slim (Farrow) and none (Stelter).

HBO.

TOTO: You Won’t Believe Who’s Behind Two New HBO Journalism Docs

Brian Stelter

Journalism

Media Bias

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ronan Farrow, who recently released the blockbuster book &#8220;Catch and Kill,&#8221; said during an interview on Friday that an investigation  into &#8220;credible&#8221; rape accusations that have been made against former Democrat President Bill Clinton is long &#8220;overdue.&#8221;
Appearing on HBO&#8217;s &#8220;Real Time With Bill Maher,&#8221; Maher <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/ronan-farrow-bill-clinton-juanita-broaddrick">asked</a> Farrow, &#8220;Could Bill Clinton, if he had done what he did in 1998, survive today — or would his own party have thrown him under the bus?&#8221;
&#8220;I think that it is very important to interject that Bill Clinton is a different conversation,&#8221; Farrow responded to Maher. &#8220;He has been credibly accused of rape. That has nothing to do with gray areas. I think that the Juanita Broaddrick claim has been overdue for revisiting.&#8221;
Late last year, as wildly salacious and completely unsubstantiated claims were leveled against then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Broaddrick called for an FBI investigation into the multiple allegations of sexual assault made against Clinton.
&#8220;Again, I request the FBI investigate my credible rape allegations against Bill Clinton, in the hope that his &#8216;perks&#8217;, as a Former Pres, can be stripped,&#8221; Broaddrick tweeted. &#8220;It totals millions each year from mine and your tax dollar to support a rapist.&#8221;
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Again, I request the FBI investigate my credible rape allegations against Bill Clinton, in the hope that his “perks”, as a Former Pres, can be stripped. It totals millions each year from mine and your tax dollar to support a rapist.
— Juanita Broaddrick (@atensnut) <a href="https://twitter.com/atensnut/status/1046075631027580929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 29, 2018</a></blockquote>
&#8220;I further demand an FBI investigation into the sexual assault allegations against Bill Clinton by @kathleenwilley and Leslie Millwee @Astroluvr And many others,&#8221; Broaddrick continued. &#8220;WE deserve to be heard too.&#8221;
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I further demand an FBI investigation into the sexual assault allegations against Bill Clinton by <a href="https://twitter.com/kathleenwilley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kathleenwilley</a> and Leslie Millwee <a href="https://twitter.com/Astroluvr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Astroluvr</a> And many others. WE deserve to be heard too.
— Juanita Broaddrick (@atensnut) <a href="https://twitter.com/atensnut/status/1046084987924230145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 29, 2018</a></blockquote>
In an interview with Fox News, Broaddrick slammed Democrats for not believing her and not supporting her over the trauma she experienced in the attack.
“It’s not politically advantageous for them to circle around me and support me,” Broaddrick told Fox News. “These are the same people that refused to read my deposition with Ken Starr back in 1999. Not one Democrat would read it. Schumer, Feinstein, Durbin — they completely turned their backs on me.”
Recounting the horrifying incident, Broaddrick laid out the details to Fox News of what she claims happened when Clinton allegedly attacked her.
“It scared me to death. After the rape, after he left my room, I thought someone was going to come in to get rid of my body. That’s how I felt,” Broaddrick said. “My lip was swollen twice the size, I couldn’t even cover it up with makeup for three or four days.”
“After it was done, he coldly looked at me and said ‘you’d better put some ice on that.’ I’ll never forget it,” Broaddrick said. “I have so many witnesses. The lady that was traveling with me found me 30 minutes after the rape, and then I have five other people I told.”
Farrow&#8217;s comments about the former president on HBO  are not the only comments that he has made about the Clintons in recent months or in his new book.
Farrow revealed that two-time failed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton had tried to pressure him into not publishing the bombshell sexual allegations made against Harvey Weinstein.
&#8220;Weinstein also attempted to leverage his long-term relationship with Hillary Clinton to pressure Farrow, he writes,&#8221; The Hollywood Reporter <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/ronan-farrow-book-how-harvey-weinstein-may-have-leveraged-matt-lauer-1246149">reported</a> last month. &#8220;In summer 2017, while Farrow was trying to lock down an interview with Clinton for his foreign policy book — while also still working on the Weinstein story — he received a call from Clinton&#8217;s publicist, Nick Merrill, who told him that the &#8216;big story&#8217; Farrow was working on was a &#8216;concern for us.'&#8221;
&#8220;She attempted to withdraw from an interview that she had committed to for a foreign policy book that I was working on, for which I interviewed every other living secretary of state,&#8221; Farrow <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/ronan-farrow-hillary-clinton-harvey-weinstein-nbc">told</a> Fox News in an interview. &#8220;And, before doing so, her staff raised concerns about the fact that I was working on this story about one of her most significant donors &#8212; a big bundler of Hollywood money.&#8221;

Bill Clinton

Ronan Farrow: Bill Clinton ‘Credibly Accused’ Of Rape, Investigation Long ‘Overdue’

Juanita Broaddrick

On Wednesday, NBCUniversal announced that there will not be any additional investigations into sexual misconduct allegations surrounding former “Today” host Matt Lauer. 
&#8220;There is no additional investigation being launched,” NBCUniversal spokesperson Hilary Smith said, according to <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nbcuniversal-wont-conduct-new-matt-lauer-investigation-1248592">The Hollywood Reporter</a>. &#8220;We are very confident in the report that was conducted.”
&#8220;We fired Matt Lauer within 24 hours of learning what he did, and promptly launched a corporate investigation,” Smith contended. “Based on our investigative findings, we have swiftly taken appropriate actions to address the situation and improve workplace culture. It is also worth noting that this was a corporate investigation that was conducted by an almost entirely female team, none of whom are part of the News division.&#8221;
Megyn Kelly, a former NBC employee who’s been vocal in her support for an outside investigation, blasted the network for their lack on transparency. 
“CBS, FOX, NPR, NFL &#8211; all hired outside investigators,” she posted to Twitter. “NBC again refuses to do so &#8230; as it claims it has ‘nothing to hide.’”
“RELEASE ALL LAUER ACCUSERS FROM THEIR NON-DISCLOSURES,” Kelly added, in all upper case letters.
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CBS, FOX, NPR, NFL &#8211; all hired outside investigators. NBC again refuses to do so &#8230; as it claims it has “nothing to hide.” RELEASE ALL LAUER ACCUSERS FROM THEIR NON-DISCLOSURES. <a href="https://t.co/cMoLMYCcE6">https://t.co/cMoLMYCcE6</a>
&mdash; Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) <a href="https://twitter.com/megynkelly/status/1184971434856202240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 17, 2019</a></blockquote>
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While working for NBC, Kelly publicly called for an outside investigation into the network over internal claims of sexual misconduct regarding Lauer and the suspect handling of allegations into Democrat megadonor Harvey Weinstein.
“There is a question about whether or not there should be an outside investigator to take a hard look at this,” Kelly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tucker-carlson-floats-real-reason-megyn-kelly-was-canned-from-nbc">said</a> on NBC airwaves on September 2, 2018, referring to the Lauer allegations and apparent stonewalling on Weinstein reporting from then-NBC journalist Ronan Farrow. “To me, as a lawyer, it’s just always better to just send it outside, and then people can have more faith in it, and if there’s nothing to hide, you have no worries about it,” she added.
While Kelly was ostensibly fired from NBC a month later for remarks about darkening one&#8217;s face for Halloween costumes, Fox News host Tucker Carlson suggested Wednesday that Kelly was actually canned for calling for an outside investigation.
Kelly neither confirmed nor denied Carlson&#8217;s theory.
“There needs to be an outside investigation into this company,” she told Carlson. “They investigated themselves, that doesn’t work. Fox News had an outside investigator, CBS News had an outside investigator, NPR, the NFL, this is how it’s done. You get somebody on the outside who can be trusted.” 
As reported by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/matt-lauer-accused-of-rape-by-former-colleague-lauer-responds">The Daily Wire</a> last week, former NBC news employee Brooke Nevils claims she was raped by Lauer in 2014 while covering the Sochi Olympics, Farrow&#8217;s new book &#8220;Catch and Kill&#8221; reveals.
“Once she was in his hotel room, Nevils alleges, Lauer — who was wearing a T-shirt and boxers — pushed her against the door and kissed her. He then pushed her onto the bed, ‘flipping her over, asking if she liked anal sex,’ Farrow writes. ‘She said that she declined several times,’” a report from Variety said.
Nevils claims she “was in the midst of telling him she wasn’t interested again when he ‘just did it,’” Farrow wrote in the book. “Lauer, she said, didn’t use lubricant. The encounter was excruciatingly painful. ‘It hurt so bad. I remember thinking, Is this normal?’ She told me she stopped saying no, but wept silently into a pillow.”
“It was nonconsensual in the sense that I was too drunk to consent,” the former NBC employee told Farrow. “It was nonconsensual in that I said, multiple times, that I didn’t want to have anal sex.”
Nevils admitted that she had consensual sexual encounters with Lauer following the alleged rape — some of which she initiated.
According to Farrow, Nevils says the alleged incident was an open secret at NBC before a formal complaint was filed and Lauer was canned.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tucker-carlson-floats-real-reason-megyn-kelly-was-canned-from-nbc">Tucker Carlson Floats Real Reason Megyn Kelly Was Canned From NBC: Called For Independent Investigation</a>

Megyn Kelly

NBC Won’t Open New Investigation Into Matt Lauer; Megyn Kelly Responds

Rape

On Wednesday night, Fox News&#8217; Tucker Carlson, citing published accounts, suggested the real reason Megyn Kelly was canned from her job at NBC last year was because she called for an outside investigation into the network over internal claims of sexual misconduct and the suspect handling of allegations into Democrat mega-donor Harvey Weinstein. 
&#8220;Last September, early September, you (Kelly) on your show, on the air on NBC, called for an independent investigation into these allegations,&#8221; Carlson said to Kelly, who appeared alongside the host on &#8220;Tucker Carlson Tonight.&#8221;
Carlson ran a clip of Kelly doing just that on September 2, 2018. &#8220;There is a question about whether or not there should be an outside investigator to take a hard look at this,&#8221; Kelly said, referring to allegations of sexual misconduct aimed at former “Today” host Matt Lauer and apparent stonewalling on Weinstein reporting of then-NBC journalist Ronan Farrow. “To me, as a lawyer, it&#8217;s just always better to just send it outside, and then people can have more faith in it and if there&#8217;s nothing to hide, you have no worries about it,” Kelly added. 
&#8220;People&#8217;s jaws hung open when you said that,&#8221; Carlson told Kelly. &#8220;There have been a couple of published accounts that say you were fired from NBC, a little more than a month later, for saying that.&#8221;
Kelly was ostensibly canned from NBC in October for discussing whether it’s “racist” or not for people to darken their faces for Halloween costumes. 
Carlson then pointed out that MSNBC host Chris Hayes similarly questioned NBC&#8217;s handling of such allegations and reporting. 
&#8220;He (Hayes) is saying essentially what you said, which is he doesn&#8217;t trust the management at NBC News,&#8221; Carlson said to Kelly. &#8220;Given your experience, do you think he&#8217;s in jeopardy of being fired?”
&#8220;No comment on that,&#8221; Kelly tellingly responded. “I will say, the question is open as to whether [NBC] put dollars ahead of decency.” 
“There needs to be an outside investigation into this company,” she continued. “They investigated themselves, that doesn&#8217;t work. Fox News had an outside investigator, CBS News had an outside investigator, NPR, the NFL, this is how it’s done. You get somebody on the outside who can be trusted.” 
As outlined by Tiana Lowe earlier this week, it’s become increasingly clear that Kelly was likely fired for questioning NBC management, rather than the “blackface” comments, in light of reporting from Farrow&#8217;s new book &#8220;Catch and Kill.&#8221;
“Ronan Farrow&#8217;s explosive reporting on the lengths NBC went to shut down his investigation into Harvey Weinstein grants further credence to an unpalatable, sexist, and abhorrent rationale for Kelly&#8217;s firing: NBC wanted to silence Kelly&#8217;s coverage of their former anchor, Matt Lauer,” Lowe posted at <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/nbc-probably-fired-megyn-kelly-for-her-matt-lauer-coverage">The Washington Examiner</a>. 
“In the weeks before the blackface nothingburger, Kelly spent ample amounts of time on her talk show reporting on the numerous sexual assault and harassment allegations plaguing Lauer. Unlike many of her fellow daytime hosts, Kelly had covered the #MeToo beat in scrupulous and, at times, necessarily unsavory detail: conducting explosive interviews with multiple Weinstein victims, and when the Lauer story broke and his termination from NBC came shortly thereafter, Kelly covered it with the same righteous indignation,” she continued. “On live television, Kelly called on her own employers to allow an external team to investigate the network&#8217;s handling of the entire Lauer affair, and she went so far as to interview one of Lauer&#8217;s accuser on air.”
“It&#8217;s a massive gamble to criticize the ethics of your own employer on national television, but Kelly rightly made that bet. And NBC fired her for it,&#8221; Lowe claimed. &#8220;We can be more confident thanks to new reporting by Farrow.&#8221;
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Tucker Carlson Floats Real Reason Megyn Kelly Was Canned From NBC: Called For Independent Investigation

Harvey Weinstein

A “well-respected” star at NBC had an affair with former “Today” host Matt Lauer — a tryst which “represent[ed] a ‘clear imbalance of power,’” according to the <a href="https://pagesix.com/2019/10/15/matt-lauer-had-an-affair-with-a-well-respected-nbc-star/">New York Post</a>. 
The alleged affair hit the news on Tuesday, a mere week after news broke of a rape accusation against Lauer from former NBC employee Brooke Nevils. The accusation has been vehemently denied by Lauer. 
The woman Lauer allegedly had an affair with signed a nondisclosure agreement before she departed NBC, the Post reported. 
“Matt had influence over everyone’s career — one word and your career would be sunk. I know there was a clear imbalance of power in this woman’s relationship with Matt,” a TV source told the paper. 
Journalist Ronan Farrow’s new book “Catch and Kill” “claims Lauer repeatedly harassed a fellow on-air NBC personality, who was allegedly forced to sign a strict NDA when she left the network in 2012,” <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/matt-lauer-affair-respected-nbc-star-report">Fox News</a> noted Wednesday. It’s unclear if the woman in the book is the same one tied to Lauer in the Post report.
According to Farrow, the woman who left the network in 2012 claimed Lauer and another NBC executive “propositioned her and made lewd comments about her during broadcasts,” Fox reported.
“I was like meat on a hook … I would walk into work with a knot in my stomach. I would come home and cry,” she claimed. 
After she turned down their advances, the woman claimed her “career took a sharp nosedive.” 
The accuser told fellow colleagues of the alleged harassment but never filed a complaint with human resources, noted Fox. “When she left, NBC forced her to sign a nondisclosure agreement that waived her right to sue and banned her from making disparaging comments about the network, the book states.”
As reported by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/matt-lauer-accused-of-rape-by-former-colleague-lauer-responds">The Daily Wire</a> last week, Nevils told Farrow that she was anally raped by Lauer in 2014 while covering the Sochi Olympics.
Nevils said that she, then-“Today” anchor Meredith Vieira, and Lauer had drinks at the hotel bar the NBC team was staying at during the Olympics. After socializing, Nevils said she went to Lauer’s hotel room to get back her press credentials, which she said were taken by Lauer as a joke. She then returned to his room a second time upon invitation, when the alleged rape took place.
“Once she was in his hotel room, Nevils alleges, Lauer — who was wearing a T-shirt and boxers — pushed her against the door and kissed her. He then pushed her onto the bed, ‘flipping her over, asking if she liked anal sex,’ Farrow writes. ‘She said that she declined several times,’” the Variety report said.
Nevils claims she “was in the midst of telling him she wasn’t interested again when he ‘just did it,’” Farrow wrote in the book. “Lauer, she said, didn’t use lubricant. The encounter was excruciatingly painful. ‘It hurt so bad. I remember thinking, Is this normal?’ She told me she stopped saying no, but wept silently into a pillow.”
“It was nonconsensual in the sense that I was too drunk to consent,” the former NBC employee told Farrow. “It was nonconsensual in that I said, multiple times, that I didn’t want to have anal sex.”
Nevils admitted that she had consensual sexual encounters with Lauer following the alleged rape — some of which she initiated.
On Wednesday, Lauer’s lawyer sent Variety an open letter admitting to the affair with Nevils but sharply denying any coercion. 
“In a new book, it is alleged that an extramarital, but consensual, sexual encounter I have previously admitted having, was in fact an assault,” wrote Lauer. “It is categorically false, ignores the facts, and defies common sense.”
“I had an extramarital affair with Brooke Nevils in 2014,” the 61-year-old continued. “It began when she came to my hotel room very late one night in Sochi, Russia. We engaged in a variety of sexual acts. We performed oral sex on each other, we had vaginal sex, and we had anal sex. Each act was mutual and completely consensual.”

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