Matt Lauer accuser's attorney blasts NBC News for not hiring an outside firm to investigate sexual harassment allegations

Variety

“The problem is not just the superstar harassers, it’s the top management,” said Ari Wilkenfeld, whose client's complaint resulted in the former Today host's termination, in a statement to Variety. “The man who runs NBC News today oversaw a news division in which widespread harassment of women was allowed to occur, has appointed himself responsible for investigating and solving the problem. One important reason companies hire outside investigators is to send a strong signal to their own employees that the company wants to get to the root of what happened and is prepared to accept responsibility. Sadly, it seems that NBC has chosen to go in a very different direction.”