But, alas, it was all an illusion.
And we might still hear from him again in a very big way.
In a 2020 op-ed published byMediaite, Lauer said that the rape allegations against him were just not true.

“On October 9, 2019, I was falsely accused of rape.
“It was made public as part of the promotional rollout for a new book by Ronan Farrow.
That has been confirmed publicly.”

Nothing could be further from the truth.
There was absolutely nothing aggressive about that encounter,” Lauer wrote.
“Brooke did not do or say anything to object.

She certainly did not cry.
She was a fully enthusiastic and willing partner.”
However, as of this writing, that interview has yet to materialize.