NBC fires news anchor Matt Lauer over sexual misconduct claim

Broadcaster says there may have been more than one incident involving flagship presenter

Matt Lauer during the NBC News Commander-in-Chief Forum
Matt Lauer was moderator on NBC News’s Commander-in-Chief Forum during the 2016 US election campaign
(Image credit: Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

NBC News has fired its leading morning news anchor Matt Lauer following a complaint of “inappropriate sexual behaviour in the workplace” - and says there may have been more than one incident.

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