Matt Lauer terminated from Today Show because of inappropriate behavior

[mountaineer]

Matt Lauer and his wife have been living separate lives for years
Mary Kay Linge
New York Post
Dec. 2, 2017

No one could understand why the blushing bride had her dashing husband on such a tight leash.

Five weeks after their chic Hamptons wedding in 1998, former model Annette Roque kicked up such a fuss on hearing that Matt Lauer was heading to Florida to cover a space shuttle launch for the “Today” show that NBC staffers had to scramble to get her a set of last-minute press credentials so her husband would never be out of her sight.

“Friends of Lauer’s are stunned that the down-to-earth newsman is suddenly catering to such indulgent whims,” Page Six reported at the time. “Offers one insider: ‘He’s whipped.’”

But in hindsight, Roque, now 52, simply may have been trying to rein in her new husband’s wandering eye — a problem that, two decades later, would cost him his job.  ...

But at the same time, the Hamptons horsey set was whispering about a new addition to the Lauers’ stable. “He bought Annette a $100,000 horse, and we said, ‘Well, Matt must have been caught cheating again,’” a media source told The Post. “Every time he’s caught he buys her a horse.”    ...

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[mountaineer]

Matt Lauer’s wife leaves their home amid sex harassment scandal
By Emily Smith
December 1, 2017 | 7:28p

Matt Lauer’s long-suffering wife Annette Roque has fled their home and is rumored to have headed back to her native Netherlands amid his sex harassment scandal.

Multiple sources tell Page Six that Dutch-born former model Annette — Lauer’s wife of 20 years — was last seen at their Hamptons home on Wednesday, the day Lauer’s firing was announced.

One Hamptons source told Page Six, “Annette has taken their two younger kids out of school and is believed to have left the US and gone to her family in her native country.” It is believed her mother lives near Amsterdam.  ...

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[musiclady]

Matt Lauer and his wife have been living separate lives for years
Mary Kay Linge
New York Post
Dec. 2, 2017Rest of story

He thought buying her a horse would "fix" his adultery??

What a cad!

[RoosGirl]

He thought buying her a horse would "fix" his adultery??

What a cad!

Apparently it did fix the situation, as least as far as she was concerned, for almost 20 years.

[EdJames]

Apologies to all.  My little "quiz" seemed to move the discussion way off topic.

Also, apologies for not making it back in time to continue the conversation (I have now read all of the related replies, and find almost all of them to be quite fascinating!).

I will attempt to post a separate thread later in an attempt to continue this intriguing (and valuable, in my opinion) conversation!

All interested are welcome to join it!

[edpc]

He thought buying her a horse would "fix" his adultery??

What a cad!

Matt's a weird dude, so it's possible she's an equally weird chick.  Perhaps on the level of Catherine the Great weird.

[Sanguine]

Matt's a weird dude, so it's possible she's an equally weird chick.  Perhaps on the level of Catherine the Great weird.

Ick.  And, that story apparently isn't true.

[edpc]

Ick.  And, that story apparently isn't true.

Just that it was her cause of death.  She was known, however, to spend a lot of time in the stables unaccompanied.

[WingNot]

The couple in happier times, no doubt.

[Frank Cannon]

The couple in happier times, no doubt.

I can see why Matt was rapin' away in his office. Looks like she is twisting a knife in his back in that pic.

[Frank Cannon]

Matt's a weird dude, so it's possible she's an equally weird chick.  Perhaps on the level of Catherine the Great weird.

Maybe Matt's into that too. His wife looks like she should have a bit in her mouth guiding carriages around Central Park.

[WingNot]

Maybe Matt's into that too. His wife looks like she should have a bit in her mouth guiding carriages around Central Park.

I thought the horses only  reacted violently to Frau Blücher's name.  I see Matt's soon to be Ex elicits the same reaction

[Sanguine]

I can see why Matt was rapin' away in his office. Looks like she is twisting a knife in his back in that pic.

I don't think you mean what you just said: he doesn't like his wife, so it explains why he rapes other women? 

[mountaineer]

I don't think you mean what you just said: he doesn't like his wife, so it explains why he rapes other women?

Several tasteless,  classless comments.   

[Cyber Liberty]

Several tasteless,  classless comments.   

The thread certainly did take a bad turn.  Here's a Christmas Tree I saw turn up in the Smilies...

 

[musiclady]

I can see why Matt was rapin' away in his office. Looks like she is twisting a knife in his back in that pic.

No excuse for that comment.

It's not funny.  It's vile.

[Frank Cannon]

I don't think you mean what you just said: he doesn't like his wife, so it explains why he rapes other women?

Got any better excuses for it?

[Frank Cannon]

No excuse for that comment.

It's not funny.  It's vile.

Can you point out anything funny or interesting about Matt Lauer? I'm drawing a blank.

[Sanguine]

Why the hell would I want to make excuses for Matt Lauer?

[musiclady]

Can you point out anything funny or interesting about Matt Lauer? I'm drawing a blank.

Excusing rape because you think his wife is unattractive is neither funny nor interesting.

You're still drawing a blank.

[Cyber Liberty]

I can see why Matt was ****** away in his office. Looks like she is twisting a knife in his back in that pic.

One does not need to be a female to take exception to that comment, Frank.

[RoosGirl]

Got any better excuses for it?

Hey dingdong, maybe Matt's an bleep that hates women and enjoys degrading them. 

[Frank Cannon]

Excusing rape because you think his wife is unattractive is neither funny nor interesting.

You're still drawing a blank.

Where did I excuse it. I simply stated why I thought he became a criminal.

You may not like my thoughts on the subject. The subject is repugnant all by itself. Personally I don't give a shit if you are entertained, disgusted or any variation of the two about what I said. I stand by my comment.

[RoosGirl]

Where did I excuse it. I simply stated why I thought he became a criminal.

You may not like my thoughts on the subject. The subject is repugnant all by itself. Personally I don't give a shit if you are entertained, disgusted or any variation of the two about what I said. I stand by my comment.

I think she would have a smile on her face if she had a knife in his back.

[Sanguine]

Where did I excuse it. I simply stated why I thought he became a criminal.

You may not like my thoughts on the subject. The subject is repugnant all by itself. Personally I don't give a shit if you are entertained, disgusted or any variation of the two about what I said. I stand by my comment.

As the old saying goes, when you find yourself in a hole, first thing is to stop digging.  We all say stupid things on occasion, and this one was a doozy.  Put down the shovel, please.