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36. I'm sure whatever Lauer will be "downgrading" to will seem pretty fabulous to most people

Sun Dec 3, 2017, 02:11 AM

Dec 2017

When he's selling umbrellas on 7th Avenue during rainstorms to tourists caught in the rain, THEN we'll know he made it all the way down the chain. Don't hold your breath, though.

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Matt Lauer is looking at a serious downgrade in his lifestyle [View all] Kaleva Dec 2017 OP

A man who has it all, fabulous job, fame, wealth, beautiful wife, home, children. Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #1

Remind me of the billionaires DangerousUrNot Dec 2017 #13

Yes, no amount of money will fill their dark souls....nt Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #20

A terrible failure BeyondGeography Dec 2017 #34

Yes a life many would give anything for, and he just threw it all away. nt Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #42

Another example of humans being a failed species. democratisphere Dec 2017 #2

25 million to make NBC many times that, basically. NYC Liberal Dec 2017 #9

I have no doubt that he has plenty to fall back on. cwydro Dec 2017 #3

Going from beloved celebrity to shamed monster Corvo Bianco Dec 2017 #8

Absolutely. cwydro Dec 2017 #43

There is still alimony sometimes after long marriages TexasBushwhacker Dec 2017 #16

I feel very sorry for her. cwydro Dec 2017 #44

She tried to divorce him 10 years ago TexasBushwhacker Dec 2017 #46

One interesting aspect: dixiegrrrrl Dec 2017 #31

He had a morality clause WhiteTara Dec 2017 #51

Child support? Definitely (if they have kids) brooklynite Dec 2017 #47

That makes more sense to me. cwydro Dec 2017 #49

I heard bdamomma Dec 2017 #4

OOPS! Meant to reply to Rollo ATL Ebony Dec 2017 #37

Iread that he expects to get $30 million in severance from NBC... Rollo Dec 2017 #5

Hopefully his wife and kids will get half of that. Laffy Kat Dec 2017 #22

Or a woman. Aristus Dec 2017 #23

I read that he's not getting any severance. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2017 #27

NOPE -- money has dried up for this creep! ATL Ebony Dec 2017 #38

Network is not going to pay severance or early buyout. Lauer gets nothing. Lil Missy Dec 2017 #45

Agreed. He got too full of himself. brush Dec 2017 #6

That was a truly horrifying story... whathehell Dec 2017 #28

He wasn't smart. He was a terrible interviewer.... targetpractice Dec 2017 #7

Well, he has proven he has the creds to work for Fox. jalan48 Dec 2017 #10

Even Fox fired Bill O'Reilly and Roger Ailes TexasBushwhacker Dec 2017 #14

This is what happens whentheir brains are in their zippers BigmanPigman Dec 2017 #11

hoping these perverts or perverts-in-training get the message Skittles Dec 2017 #12

These types of men will feel the sting of their careers ChubbyStar Dec 2017 #29

Too bad so sad Lotusflower70 Dec 2017 #15

Sad. If I'd had $25 million for even one year, Ms. Toad Dec 2017 #17

Beats working at a job you hate 80 hours a week. Kath2 Dec 2017 #19

Absolutely. Ms. Toad Dec 2017 #21

That's nice. Kath2 Dec 2017 #24

Sorry. Ms. Toad Dec 2017 #30

If he saved AT ALL he is set for life. Kath2 Dec 2017 #18

Yeah, but the kind of life you or I might be used to Retrograde Dec 2017 #32

Poor baby. Kath2 Dec 2017 #33

Might make for a good garage sale. safeinOhio Dec 2017 #25

NBC says they will pay him nothing and the wife left yesterday for the Netherlands to live..nt monmouth4 Dec 2017 #26

O'Reilly has been itching to get back in the game kskiska Dec 2017 #35

I'm sure whatever Lauer will be "downgrading" to will seem pretty fabulous to most people DFW Dec 2017 #36

Oh, the poor thing! herding cats Dec 2017 #39

If anyone feels sorry for him, just look up the Lauer - Clinton debate exchanges. Baitball Blogger Dec 2017 #40

You go, Hill... Rollo Dec 2017 #48

You say that like it's a bad thing... Wounded Bear Dec 2017 #41

Given his multi-million dollar annual salary over decades, I think he'll manage OK. nt LAS14 Dec 2017 #50

I did listen to him for years mainstreetonce Dec 2017 #52

At least one of the incidents described by Lauer"s victims sounded more like rape than harassment VMA131Marine Dec 2017 #53

Cant feel sorry for anyone whose months salary would set me for life Lee-Lee Dec 2017 #54

I live on 15k a year and I'm sure Matt could too Kaleva Dec 2017 #55

Agreed no fucks to give dembotoz Dec 2017 #56