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| Matt Lauer's rape denial 'a case study in victim-blaming', says accuser | Matt Lauer's rape denial 'a case study in victim-blaming', says accuser |
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| The former NBC Today show host Matt Lauer has been accused of “a case study in victim-blaming” by the woman who alleges he raped her in 2014. | The former NBC Today show host Matt Lauer has been accused of “a case study in victim-blaming” by the woman who alleges he raped her in 2014. |
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| Brooke Nevils, a former NBC News employee, said Lauer is trying to bully her into silence after he released a 1,400-word letter claiming the rape allegations “defied common sense” and that Nevils was a “willing partner” in anal, oral and vaginal sex. Nevils details the alleged rape, which she says occurred in a hotel room during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, in a new book by the journalist Ronan Farrow. | Brooke Nevils, a former NBC News employee, said Lauer is trying to bully her into silence after he released a 1,400-word letter claiming the rape allegations “defied common sense” and that Nevils was a “willing partner” in anal, oral and vaginal sex. Nevils details the alleged rape, which she says occurred in a hotel room during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, in a new book by the journalist Ronan Farrow. |
| “There’s a Matt Lauer that millions of Americans watched on TV every morning for two decades. And there is the Matt Lauer who this morning attempted to bully a former colleague into silence,” Nevils wrote in the statement to NBC News. | “There’s a Matt Lauer that millions of Americans watched on TV every morning for two decades. And there is the Matt Lauer who this morning attempted to bully a former colleague into silence,” Nevils wrote in the statement to NBC News. |
| “His open letter was a case study in victim-blaming. I am not afraid of him now regardless of his threats, bullying, and the shaming and predatory tactics I knew he would and now has tried to use against me.” | “His open letter was a case study in victim-blaming. I am not afraid of him now regardless of his threats, bullying, and the shaming and predatory tactics I knew he would and now has tried to use against me.” |
| Lauer was fired from NBC in November 2017 after the network received a complaint from one of his colleagues about inappropriate sexual behavior. The allegations in Farrow’s book represent the first time the specific rape accusation has been reported against Lauer. Variety obtained a copy of the book before its release on 15 October. | Lauer was fired from NBC in November 2017 after the network received a complaint from one of his colleagues about inappropriate sexual behavior. The allegations in Farrow’s book represent the first time the specific rape accusation has been reported against Lauer. Variety obtained a copy of the book before its release on 15 October. |
| In the book, Farrow also alleges NBC News prevented him from publishing a story about alleged sexual abuse by Harvey Weinstein. Farrow ultimately published the story in the New Yorker in October 2017. | In the book, Farrow also alleges NBC News prevented him from publishing a story about alleged sexual abuse by Harvey Weinstein. Farrow ultimately published the story in the New Yorker in October 2017. |
| Nevils told Farrow she was covering the Sochi Olympics when Lauer invited her to his hotel room. She had had six shots of vodka, Farrow writes, but “had no reason to suspect Lauer would be anything but friendly based on prior experience”. | Nevils told Farrow she was covering the Sochi Olympics when Lauer invited her to his hotel room. She had had six shots of vodka, Farrow writes, but “had no reason to suspect Lauer would be anything but friendly based on prior experience”. |
| Once in the room, Nevils said Lauer pushed her on to the bed, “flipping her over, asking if she liked anal sex”. Farrow writes: “She said that she declined several times.” | Once in the room, Nevils said Lauer pushed her on to the bed, “flipping her over, asking if she liked anal sex”. Farrow writes: “She said that she declined several times.” |
| “Lauer, she said, didn’t use lubricant. The encounter was excruciatingly painful. ‘It hurt so bad. I remember thinking, is this normal?’” Farrow continues, according to Variety. | “Lauer, she said, didn’t use lubricant. The encounter was excruciatingly painful. ‘It hurt so bad. I remember thinking, is this normal?’” Farrow continues, according to Variety. |
| “She told me she stopped saying no, but wept silently into a pillow.” Lauer then asked her if she liked it. She told him yes. She claims that “she bled for days”. | “She told me she stopped saying no, but wept silently into a pillow.” Lauer then asked her if she liked it. She told him yes. She claims that “she bled for days”. |
| Nevils told Farrow that she had sex again with Lauer in New York after the alleged Sochi assault. She said she had told multiple people about the incident, but said she was concerned about the influence Lauer could have on her career. She has since tweeted her thanks to people who have supported her since she went public with the allegations. | Nevils told Farrow that she had sex again with Lauer in New York after the alleged Sochi assault. She said she had told multiple people about the incident, but said she was concerned about the influence Lauer could have on her career. She has since tweeted her thanks to people who have supported her since she went public with the allegations. |
| Lauer’s letter states that he had consensual sex with Nevils as part of an affair he conducted with her. “The story Brooke tells is filled with false details intended only to create the impression this was an abusive encounter,” he wrote. “Nothing could be further from the truth.” | Lauer’s letter states that he had consensual sex with Nevils as part of an affair he conducted with her. “The story Brooke tells is filled with false details intended only to create the impression this was an abusive encounter,” he wrote. “Nothing could be further from the truth.” |
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