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Page Six. "He'd be great at a podcast or his own production firm, using his skills behind the scenes. He looks at how someone like Megyn Kelly has reinvented herself on her own terms."Further, Matt "thinks that he should be able to have a comeback," the pal added. A staple as a "Today" co-anchor for decades, Matt was fired from NBC in the wake of multiple sexual misconduct accusations, including rape.

Katie Couric accused Bryant Gumbel of having an “incredibly sexist attitude” about her maternity leave when they worked together on the “Today” show. Couric appeared Sunday on Bill Maher’s “Club Random” podcast where the host brought up Gumbel, whom he called a “friend” and a “guy’s guy.” “He’s a guy’s guy, you got that right,” Couric, 67, said with a giant smirk. “He was prickly, but, what a talent.

Andy Cohen is responding to a sexual harassment claim made by former Real Housewives star Brandi Glanville.

Tom Cruise.Waddingham has been filming scenes alongside the actor for the concluding instalment of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, which will arrive in cinemas in 2025.The actress and TV presenter had plenty of praise for Cruise when he was brought up in her appearance on ITV series James Martin’s Saturday Morning on Christmas Day.Having spent “five intense days” with Cruise on the USS George HW Bush fighter carrier, Waddingham told TV chef Martin: “I have to say, I have a real problem with anybody that goes at him now.”She continued: “He is without doubt one of the loveliest and encouraging, positive and inspiring human beings I have ever met. Isn’t he gorgeous? I have no time for anyone saying anything about him.”Despite Cruise being held in high esteem in Hollywood, he has faced controversy over his off-screen behaviour throughout the years.In 2005, he made headlines after jumping on the sofa during an appearance on Oprah Winfrey’s chat show to declare his love for then girlfriend Katie Holmes and, that same year, labelled the practice of psychiatry “pseudo-science” in a quarrel with Matt Lauer.He has also faced particular backlash over his longtime association with the Church of Scientology.

T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach were spotted braving the frigid New York City weather on Tuesday in photos exclusively obtained by The Post.Holmes, 46, and Robach, 50, were seen leaving their apartment in downtown Manhattan bundled up in several layers of clothing.

Alison Herman TV Critic It’s difficult to top the heights and/or depths of “The Morning Show” Season 2, a borderline camp masterpiece in which Elle Woods sucked face with Alicia Florrick and a disgraced Matt Lauer type drove his car off an Italian bluff. But the Apple TV+ drama is obligated to try, so for its latest premiere, it goes where no fictional daytime infotainment digest has gone before: to outer space.

Matt Lauer enjoyed a charitable night out on Saturday, posing for a rare photo op at a gala in the Hamptons. The former show anchor looked relaxed as he attended the Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation's 14th annual Unconditional Love gala at The Muses in Southampton, New York, as the event raised funds to rescue and find forever homes for homeless animals in the Long Island community. Among the other attendees was Lauer's longtime friend and former NBC colleague, Jill Rappaport.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer It’s hard to remember a time when fashion and beauty commentary were not ubiquitous. When red carpet pre-shows for the Oscars or the Met Gala were not the norm, or before anyone with a TikTok or Instagram account could be an obsessive pundit on celebrity style. Steven Cojocaru was there, however, at the beginning of this sartorial saturation. The Canadian writer and TV host, now 50, hustled tirelessly in his early career to get legacy media to take style as seriously as he did. He became People magazine’s first West Coast fashion editor in 1997 and was the first out gay fashion correspondent for NBC’s “Today” during the highly watched Matt Lauer and Katie Couric era.

The late Carrie Fisher had a love/hate relationship with the franchise that defined her career, "Star Wars." Fisher – who died in 2016 at age 60 from a heart attack – will be honored with a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 4, or "Star Wars Day." Fisher played Princess Leia in the original "Star Wars" trilogy, from 1977 to 1983, before reprising the role for its sequel trilogy in 2015 and again in 2017. She was outspoken prior to her death about her struggle with simultaneously loving the iconic film franchise and also wishing she had turned down the offer. Here is a snapshot of some of Fisher's most memorable comments about "Star Wars." Having regrets Fisher was known to be an open book.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor After steering NBCUniversal through a global pandemic and a roiling stock market, Jeff Shell in January thought he had some good news for investors: Better times were just around the corner. “I’m pretty confident that we have a lot of growth ahead in NBCUniversal,” he told Wall Street analysts during a recent conference call. He called for new activity at the company’s amusement parks after a long fallow period caused by the COVID pandemic, as well as a boost to paying subscribers at the company’s Peacock streaming hub. Now a different executive will be charged with finding out whether Shell’s projections will come to pass.

Hoda Kotb has shared many life milestones — both triumphant and difficult — with TV audiences for years.

With just a few days left, the White House has not said whether President Joe Biden will do a sit down interview with Fox as part of its Super Bowl pre-game coverage.

With just a few days left, the White House has not said whether President Joe Biden will do a sit down interview with Fox as part of its Super Bowl pre-game coverage.

Welp. She wasn’t joking!

Matt Lauer has tightened his inner circle five years after he was fired from the Today show and 'semi-slammed' by his former Today co-host Katie Couric in her memoir. The 64-year-old former NBC News star has 'kind of withdrawn from several friendships in the last year', particularly after Couric released her 2021 memoir Going There, a source told People in an article on Monday.'He was really upset by Katie Couric's book. She shared their private text messages and she semi-slammed him.

Mindy Kaling shared the moment in which she felt the most admiration for her friend and co-star Anne Hathaway. During ELLE’s Women In Hollywood ceremony, Hathaway was honored with a special recognition after her successful Hollywood career, and it was Mindy who introduced her to the audience at the event in Los Angeles.“From the age of 18 years old [Hathaway] has been objectified regularly, and despite loving her as a performer I’ll tell you when I fell in love with her,” Mindy said, praising her for her many iconic roles in fan-favorite movies, including The Princess Diaries, Les Miserables, and The Devil Wears Prada.Mindy went on to talk about a bizarre moment at the 2012 premiere of Les Miserables, when a photographer “positioned his camera low so he could take a photo up [Hathaway’s] skirt” and sold the photo.“On the Today show the next morning, Matt Lauer said to her in this chastising, someone-has-been-naughty way, ‘Anne Hathaway I’ve seen a lot of you lately,’” Mindy recalled.

Mindy Kaling introduced Anne Hathaway at Monday night’s Elle Women in Hollywood ceremony and pinpointed the precise moment when she “fell in love” with the Oscar-winning star.

Kevin Spacey became visibly distraught in a New York City courtroom on Monday afternoon, breaking down as he blamed his publicist for convincing him to publicly apologize to Anthony Rapp in 2017 after the “Star Trek: Discovery” actor accused him of sexual misconduct. “I was being encouraged to apologize and I’ve learned a lesson, which is never apologize for something that you didn’t do,” Spacey said. “I regret my entire statement.” Spacey then choked up and began to cry, as he said, “It’s my responsibility. I put it out there. It was really wrong. It was really bad and I’m deeply sorry. I have to own that.”

MORE: Katie Couric marks the end of summer with beachside swimsuit videoNow, on the 21st anniversary of the life-changing event, Katie Couric is looking back on what it was like to be involved in the difficult reporting of the shocking moment.In an emotional retelling of her broadcast, the journalist expressed continued sorrow over the attack and the lives it claimed.WATCH: Katie shares photos from daughter Ellie's idyllic Italian honeymoonMORE: Katie Couric shares impressive gardening hack – and fans are impressedKatie took to Instagram to share a tribute to the victims of 9/11, posting a clip of herself reporting the news early in the morning.At the time, she was an anchor on Today, having joined in 1991, and in the clip is seen next to Matt Lauer, who has since left the public eye after sexual misconduct allegations were made against him.The clip she shared captures her announcing the unbelievable news, saying: "We have breaking news to tell you about, apparently a plane has just crashed into the World Trade Center here in New York City."A post shared by Katie Couric (@katiecouric)The journalist shared the moment she first reported the newsDuring the broadcast, she interviewed a witness of the attack, and as a video is shown of one of the towers emitting a mass of smoke from its top floors, the interviewee is detailing her shock.MORE: Katie Couric shares thoughtful message after criticism of husband John MolnerMORE: Katie Couric celebrates happy news after poignant family postIn her caption, the former host wrote: "September 11th, 2001. 8:46 AM.

took to Instagram to document her rush from her home to Studio 1-A, where the NBC morning show is filmed. “Overslept big time,” wrote Guthrie in one of her stories.“It’s 6:34 am and I’m still in the car.”Guthrie, however, managed to get to the studio with just 20 minutes to spare before she was scheduled to go on air.Radio program director Holly Palmieri Schulz captured Guthrie speeding into her dressing room, exclaiming her relief that the host had made it in time for the broadcast.Guthrie was then shown sitting with her hair and makeup team, Kelly O’Neill and Edmi De Jesús — noting it was 6:40 a.m.

READ MORE: Ultra-rare 'one in thirty million' lobster saved from menu by restaurant staff"It was a ghastly sight to stumble across on a beautiful August summer morning."Mr Viagas, originally from Franklin Square, New York, was a resident of the swanky area before his unexplained death.He had been an employee of the Opera Orchestra of New York after serving as director of artistic planning at the New York City Opera, having studied at the prestigious Julliard School before moving on to Stony Brook University.It is understood he hadn't been seen for a few days before his body washed up on the beach, but nobody suspected that he might be in danger.Southampton Police Lieutenant Susan C.