Matt Lauer’s Rape Accuser Brooke Nevils Slams Him for “Victim Blaming”
Brooke Nevils, the former NBC employee who accused fired Today show co-host Matt Lauer of raping her, says his statement of denial of her accusations constitutes "victim blaming." Her allegations are detailed in a new book, Catch and Kill, by journalist Ronan Farrow.
She claims he forced her to have anal sex in a hotel room after a night of drinking in Sochi, Russia, where they covered 2014 Olympics.
She said, "It was nonconsensual in the sense that I was too drunk to consent.
It was nonconsensual in that I said, multiple times, that I didn't want to have anal sex." Lauer, who NBC News had fired in 2017 over alleged sexual misconduct, said in a lengthy statement on...