Posted on 05/01/2018 6:47:57 PM PDT by ethom
Katie Couric, half of the former Today show duo with Matt Lauer, explained away the sketchy, secret button used by her disgraced ex-colleague: A lot of NBC executives have that. Appearing on The Wendy Williams Show, Couric waded into dangerous territory: I think the whole button thing.... a lot of stuff gets misreported and blown out of proportion.
Couric continued her assessment of the button. Note how she altered what it apparently did: A lot of NBC executives have those buttons that opened and closed doors. No. Heres how Variety first reported the purpose of Lauer's office button:
His office was in a secluded space, and he had a button under his desk that allowed him to lock his door from the inside without getting up. This afforded him the assurance of privacy. It allowed him to welcome female employees and initiate inappropriate contact while knowing nobody could walk in on him, according to two women who were sexually harassed by Lauer.
Locking is the key word here. Not opening and closing as Couric massaged.
Host Williams appeared shocked by the explanation that a lot of NBC executives have a similar button:
WENDY WILLIAMS: Oh really?
KATIE COURIC: They did. I mean, it was really just a privacy thing. It wasnt
WILLIAMS: Shhh. You are saying a lot, girl. You are saying a lot.
Still, when asked if she had such a button, Couric quickly shot back: I did not. No, no, no. As Williams looked appalled, Couric dug deeper: I don't think it was a nefarious thing. I really don't. And I think that is misconstrued.
Finally, she stopped and added: You can look at me like that if you want. Youre not helping, Katie. Perhaps Couric should go back to promoting her TV special on sex robots.
Yep, her hanging roast beef is no longer prime...
Wow, a woman defending the secret door lock that Matt used to sexually harass women. Crazy
So Katie, that makes it ok to take advantage of women on the work place?
or they participated knowing full well, probably even told their girlfriends over cocktails - as that was fashionable then, telling is fashionable and they get 15 minutes of national fame now.
Yep, she knows all about giving some to get ahead.
Katie, can you give us any names? I’m sure you have some from your personal experience. Your “talent” is not located in your ability to report the news.
Brokaw has three women talking against him....
Katie: Those were “secret buttons” on his pants. You were close to him. You should have known.
Thanks ethom. A third accuser has now struck at Brokaw, over something she alleges happened in 1968. I hadn't heard about the second one prior to this.
Katie Couric - “He used to pinch my ### a lot”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXzEDl1sqHM&feature=youtu.be&t=27s
Did Brokaw have Secret Buttons in his office? LOL I’ll bet he did...
So I watched the exchange. Couric sure does look down a lot...
Pretty sure Joel Epsteins Island has a few of those buttons hmmmm Katie?
Did Chatty Katie ‘sleep’ her way to the top?
Does she have a pair of bronzed knee pads from Brokaw on her trophy shelf?
That pic is dripping with diversity, no?
Before Katie arrived at NBC, none of the execs' needed buttons.
You owe me a new keyboard.
LOL...POETRY!
You would know!
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