Matt Lauer is facing a new allegation that he exposed himself to a co-worker at NBC, who says the network paid her six-figures to keep quiet

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• Former "Today" show producer Melissa Lonner spoke with Ronan Farrow for his new book "Catch and Kill."
• In the book, Farrow details an incident where Matt Lauer called Lonner into his office and then exposed himself to her. When she declined his advances, she said Lauer called her a "tease."
• She said she was fired from the network several years later, but offered a six-figure payment that she believes was to prevent her from speaking out about Lauer in the press.
• Lauer and NBC deny Lonner's account.
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Yet another sexual misconduct allegation against Matt Lauer has been revealed in Ronan Farrow's new book "Catch and Kill."

The book, which was released Tuesday, started making headlines last week when outlets that received an advanced copy of the book read for the first time about the rape allegation that led to Lauer's firing form NBC in 2017. Previously, specific details of the allegation had not been reported, and NBC classified it only as "inappropriate sexual behavior."See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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