“We Have to Do Better”: Matt Lauer’s Rape Accuser Brooke Nevils Speaks Out in Emotional Interview
Brooke Nevils, a former NBC talent assistant, gave her first television interview about her allegations of sexual assault against Matt Lauer, detailing the incidents in a memoir titled Unspeakable Things. She described how her professional relationship with Lauer shifted during the 2014 Sochi Olympics, where she alleges he anally raped her, and how she struggled with trauma and self-doubt afterward. Lauer has denied the allegations, calling her account false and claiming the encounters were consensual.
- ▪Brooke Nevils accused Matt Lauer of sexual assault during their time working together at NBC.
- ▪In her book Unspeakable Things, Nevils recounts four sexual encounters with Lauer, including an alleged rape during the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
- ▪Nevils described how Lauer contacted her after the Sochi incident with a confusing message that made her question her own experience.
- ▪Lauer denied the allegations in a public statement, claiming the encounters were consensual and that Nevils showed no signs of distress.
- ▪The interview with Nevils aired on CNN with anchor Pamela Brown discussing the psychological impact of sexual assault and workplace power dynamics.
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Matt Lauer at a 2015 event in New York. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Brooke Nevils, the former NBC talent assistant whose accusations against then-Today anchor Matt Lauer led to his exit from the network, struggled through tears in her first television appearance on CNN this week to discuss what happened and the book she published earlier this year about her experience with the disgraced journalist. Nevils spoke with CNN anchor Pamela Brown about her book, Unspeakable Things: Silence, Shame, and the Stories We Choose to Believe, in a Thursday interview.
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