Katie Couric has broken her silence on Matt Lauer in the wake of his firing from NBC for alleged sexual misconduct. “The whole thing has been very painful for me,” the 61-year-old Couric told People on Saturday. “I think I speak for many of my former colleagues when I say this was not the Matt we knew. Matt was a kind and generous colleague who treated me with respect.” Couric, who spent 15 years co-hosting TODAY with Lauer, added, “It’s completely unacceptable that any woman at TODAY experienced this kind of treatment.” Last month, Couric responded to an Instagram user who slammed her for remaining silent on the scandal by writing, “It’s incredibly upsetting and I will say something when I’m ready to.”
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