Where is disgraced TV host Matt Lauer now? 6 years after his firing from NBCs Today show for sexu

In November 2023, a source told People magazine that Lauer had “drastically changed his social circle” and is currently living “a very quiet lifestyle”. He also attended an NBC producer’s wedding in December 2023, where he encountered former colleagues such as Hoda Kotb and Al Roker for the first time since his firing.

So, what happened to Lauer since the revelations? Here is what we know.

What was Matt Lauer accused of?

The formerly beloved TV personality denied many of the accusations, calling them “untrue or mischaracterised”. He admitted to extramarital affairs – as he was married to his then wife, model Annette Roque, at the time – but insisted they were consensual.

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His celebrity friends cut ties with him

After the revelations, some of Lauer’s friends who had been close to him for years decided to drop him en masse. His former colleague Katie Couric said she cut all ties with him, per The Independent: “I think what I realised is that there was a side of Matt I never really knew.” Back in 2019, fellow TV personality Al Roker told Entertainment Tonight, “I don’t really talk about him that much, but we wish him well.”

But Lauer reportedly “iced out” many of his old friends too, sources told People in November 2023. The publication reported that his friendship circle has majorly changed compared to when he was in the public eye.

Former Today co-host Bryant Gumbel, however, has continued his friendship with Lauer, reportedly saying at an event last year in New York City that Lauer is a “good man” who is “doing fine”.

What about Lauer’s former co-host, Savannah Guthrie?

When the 66-year-old attended an NBC producer’s wedding in New York City with his partner Shamin Abas in December last year, he unexpectedly reunited with a familiar face: his former co-host, Savannah Guthrie.

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Lauer and Guthrie enjoyed a cordial professional relationship throughout their five years as co-hosts, but that all changed after Lauer was fired. While she initially told People magazine that she tried to “keep in touch” with him, she quickly publicly condemned his alleged behaviour. Sources even reportedly claimed that she refused to be in the same room with him.

These same sources alleged that Guthrie was hesitant to accept her invitation to the wedding at first. However, she attended in the end and, although it’s unclear whether the two interacted with each other directly, there haven’t been any reports about hostility between them, either.

His new ‘very quiet lifestyle’

In the six years since he was fired, Lauer has notoriously withdrawn from the public eye. The former TV host is rarely snapped out in public – so when he is, the pictures make headlines.

In December 2023, he was spotted in The Hamptons doing some shopping while wearing black jeans and an orange puffer jacket.

Will Lauer ever come back to TV?

Some media outlets have also reported that Lauer is considering a comeback – but his friend Gumble doesn’t believe that he would want to return.

“I think he misses being in the mix sometimes, but I don’t think he misses being on television. He’s got a lot on his plate right now. He’s enjoying his kids, he’s enjoying his life. [When] I talked to him last, he was heading out on his boat,” Gumble told reporters at The Apollo Spring Benefit in New York City last summer.

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Who is Lauer dating now?

After Lauer owned up to having extramarital affairs, his marriage to Annette Roque came to an end. Roque left the US for a while at the time of the allegations, per Hello!, eventually returning to their family home in the Hamptons. However, she and Lauer are said to be focusing on raising their children together, Thijs, Romy and Jack.

Their divorce was finalised in 2019, and Lauer began dating his current girlfriend Abas the same year. Abas is a publicist who works in marketing and events in New York.

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