Matt Lauer is “planning a comeback” years after he was fired from NBC amid allegations of sexual misconduct.
“He’s began to speak to folks,” a supply tells Us Weekly completely of the morning present host. “He’s planning his subsequent act, nonetheless very upset with how he was portrayed, and nonetheless appears like he was the sufferer.”
The insider tells Us that Lauer, 66, “desires to get again into the media,” however is spending most of his time on Lengthy Island. “He desires to be related once more; what that’s precisely is but to be determined,” the supply provides.
Lauer feels that “sufficient time has passed by” and he ought to be allowed to return to the media area.
Amid a slew of different high-profile males implicated within the #MeToo motion, the previous In the present day host made headlines in November 2017 after a feminine colleague accused him of inappropriate conduct. In 2019, journalist Ronan Farrow printed particulars in regards to the alleged assault in his guide Catch and Kill. Lauer has denied all of the accusations towards him.
“He went from being the largest man on the market, and now each headline [attached to him] is ‘disgraced;’ it’s very painful for him to go on the market along with his girlfriend,” the supply tells Us. “He’s very skinny skinned — don’t count on an apology, he’s the one who feels is owed an apology.”
Lauer continues to make headlines years after information of his scandal first broke. Most not too long ago, he and girlfriend Shamin Abas attended Don Lemon‘s New York Metropolis wedding ceremony on Saturday, April 6. The insider defined that that is a part of Lauer’s marketing campaign to “take a look at the waters” with varied public appearances.
Whereas Lauer and Abas have been on and off since 2019, “now they’re very a lot on,” the identical supply reveals to Us. “He desires to indicate that he’s in a secure relationship. He’s not a playboy. He has a secure life.”
Previous to his relationship with Abas, the previous TV host was married to Annette Roque for greater than 20 years earlier than they cut up after Lauer’s 2017 scandal. Lauer and Roque share three kids collectively, Jack, 22, Romy, 20, and Thijs, 17.
“He’s on good phrases along with his youngsters, which was an important factor for him,” the supply shares. “This was not all the time the case post-divorce however now he’s good with the youngsters.”
When it comes to what’s subsequent, the insider tells Us that Lauer is targeted on “constructing the muse for a comeback.” Provides the insider: “He’s not going off into the sundown.”