{"id":327,"date":"2026-02-01T04:58:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T04:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/2026\/02\/01\/matt-lauer-is-not-happy-about-accuser-brooke-nevils-book-but-has-come-to-terms-with-bad-press-exclusive-sources\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T04:58:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T04:58:47","slug":"matt-lauer-is-not-happy-about-accuser-brooke-nevils-book-but-has-come-to-terms-with-bad-press-exclusive-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/2026\/02\/01\/matt-lauer-is-not-happy-about-accuser-brooke-nevils-book-but-has-come-to-terms-with-bad-press-exclusive-sources\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Lauer Is \u2018Not Happy\u2019 About Accuser Brooke Nevils\u2019 Book, but Has \u2018Come to Terms with Bad Press\u2019 (Exclusive Sources)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nevils filed a complaint against Lauer in 2017 that led to his firing, alleging that he raped her in a hotel room during the 2014 Winter Olympics, which he has repeatedly denied<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/0ztdyQttoV9pRoiB9Sbj8l97qGo=\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(jpeg)\/matt-lauer-brooke-nevils-012826-415ba1945b12407290d07faa1194fcb9.jpg\" alt=\"Matt Lauer; Brooke Nevils Peter Kramer\/NBC\/NBC Newswire\/NBCUniversal via Getty; T.JACKSON \/ BACKGRID\" title=\"Matt Lauer; Brooke Nevils\" \/><figcaption><i>Matt Lauer; Brooke Nevils <\/i>\n<p>Peter Kramer\/NBC\/NBC Newswire\/NBCUniversal via Getty; T.JACKSON \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Brooke Nevils filed a complaint against Matt Lauer at NBC in 2017 that led to his firing, alleging that he raped her in a hotel room during the 2014 Winter Olympics<\/li>\n<li>Nevils writes about the alleged rape, which Lauer has denied multiple times, in her new memoir,\u00a0<em>Unspeakable Things: Silence, Shame, and the Stories We Choose to Believe<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Now, exclusive sources tell PEOPLE that Lauer is &#8220;not happy&#8221; about Nevils&#8217; book, but has &#8220;come to terms with bad press&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/matt-lauer\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Matt Lauer<\/a> is \u201cnot happy\u201d about <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/where-is-brooke-nevils-now-11895144\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">Brooke Nevils<\/a> resurfacing her 2017 sexual assault allegations \u2014 but has &#8220;come to terms with bad press,&#8221; exclusive sources tell PEOPLE.<\/p>\n<p>In an excerpt of her upcoming memoir \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/matt-lauer-accuser-brooke-nevils-worries-her-2-kids-will-be-tortured-by-memoir-11895401\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"><em>UnspeakableThings: Silence, Shame, and the Stories We Choose to Believe<\/em><\/a> \u2014 published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecut.com\/article\/me-too-nbc-today-show-brooke-nevils-excerpt.html\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\"><em>The Cut<\/em><\/a> on Jan. 28, Nevils <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/matt-lauer-accuser-brooke-nevils-details-alleged-2014-rape-11894236\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\">recalled the details of her sexual encounters<\/a> with the former <em>Today<\/em> show anchor, who was <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/matt-lauer-alleged-inappropriate-sexual-behavior-sochi\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"4\">fired in 2017<\/a> after she <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/brooke-nevils-felt-she-was-breaking-code-nbc-reporting-matt-lauer-alleged-rape-11895508\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"5\">reported his alleged sexual harassment and assault<\/a> during the 2014 Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have spent the long years since using my otherwise abandoned skills as a journalist to report and write the book about sexual harassment and assault that I wish had existed for me,&#8221; she began in the excerpt.<\/p>\n<p>Now, a source close to Lauer tells PEOPLE that, while he is \u201cnot happy about the publication of her book,\u201d the former TV host is \u201cgrateful for his close circle of friends who have rallied around him during this scandal.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/wK4Px2w2aRPD0e5HcMFn457wsak=\/fit-in\/640x480\/brooke-nevils-unspeakable-things-012926-ccb26f43e5d44f1c9163b5a0599589da.jpg\" alt=\"'Unspeakable Things: Silence, Shame, and the Stories We Choose to Believe' by Brooke Nevils Penguin Random House\" title=\"Unspeakable Things: Silence, Shame, and the Stories We Choose to Believe by Brooke Nevils\" \/><figcaption><i>&#8216;Unspeakable Things: Silence, Shame, and the Stories We Choose to Believe&#8217; by Brooke Nevils <\/i>\n<p>Penguin Random House<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lauer himself is \u201cangry\u201d about Nevil rehashing the allegations, which he has denied multiple times.<\/p>\n<p>The insider also tells PEOPLE that Lauer has grown weary of the whole thing and has been trying to move on with his life alongside his longtime girlfriend, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/shamin-abas-matt-lauer-facts\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Shamin Abas<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lawyers for Lauer did not immediately respond to PEOPLE&#8217;s request for comment on Saturday, Jan. 31.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"> PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/UeTIMkhtxBzdWRjUf5QL9C4WKLg=\/fit-in\/1280x960\/brooke-nevils-012926-bb2fb1b5a0764a6aa65c973d4417164f.jpg\" alt=\"Brooke Nevils BACKGRID\" title=\"Brooke Nevils.\" \/><figcaption><i>Brooke Nevils <\/i>\n<p>BACKGRID<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe has a good life in the Hamptons with his kids and friends,\u201d the source says. \u201cHe also loves his place in New Zealand and is spending a lot of time there. He has a life away from all of this scandal. He is happy. He still has a solid relationship with Shamin and is fulfilled in his personal life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lauer is father to three children \u2014 sons Jack, 24, and Thijs, 19, and daughter Romy, 22 \u2014 whom he shares with ex-wife <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/who-is-annette-roque-matt-lauer-wife\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Annette Roque<\/a>. The former couple separated following Lauer&#8217;s termination from NBC and <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/matt-lauer-annette-roque-finalize-divorce\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">finalized their divorce<\/a> in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Another source echoed that sentiment, telling PEOPLE that Lauer\u2019s trips to his New Zealand property have enriched his life both before and after the scandal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is so happy when he is in New Zealand. I can see him spending even more time there,\u201d the source shares. \u201cIt gets him away from the negative press in the U.S. But beyond that, he likes the people there and the healthy lifestyle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for Nevils&#8217; allegations, the insider says Lauer has \u201calways maintained that the sex was consensual.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis whole thing pretty well devastated him at first, but he has come a long way and has a life outside of the negativity,\u201d the source explains. \u201cHe loves his kids and has a romantic relationship that has been going on for years.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/W0AIlSDwpo0ObSxyxjw9FRg05Vk=\/fit-in\/1280x960\/matt-lauer-nbc-today-show-012926-54b3da17347849ab8031057627df65fd.jpg\" alt=\"Matt Lauer in 2017 Noam Galai\/WireImage\" title=\"Matt Lauer attends NBC's \" \/><figcaption><i>Matt Lauer in 2017 <\/i>\n<p>Noam Galai\/WireImage<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nevils said in a recent interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/01\/29\/nx-s1-5691662\/brooke-nevils-matt-lauers-unspeakable-things\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">NPR<\/a> that <a href=\"http:\/\/a\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow\">Lauer\u2019s claim that their relationship was \u201cconsensual\u201d was inaccurate<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Consent and agreement are not synonymous,\u201d she said. &#8220;When one person has power over the other, it&#8217;s not really consent. It&#8217;s submission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you&#8217;re a subordinate and the most powerful person in your industry asks you to come to his hotel room, which in our industry, hotel rooms aren&#8217;t [looked at the same] way they are in a social sense, [it&#8217;s different],\u201d she continued. \u201cWe work in hotel rooms all the time. I&#8217;d been to his hotel room already for a rehearsal, I&#8217;d been there earlier that night. They&#8217;re not freighted places the way they are in other industries.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A third source close to Lauer tells PEOPLE that, after the former <em>Today<\/em> show star grew accustomed to the popularity and attention he received from his viewers, he let the fame go to his head and has since been \u201chumbled.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMatt knows he was a superstar at NBC, a talent who related to so many who watched him daily, especially female viewers,\u201d the source says. \u201cHe took advantage of his celebrity and has been humbled by what happened to him. In some ways, he has come to terms with the bad press. He is in a good place. Especially compared to a few years ago.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nevils filed a complaint against Lauer in 2017 that led to his firing, alleging that he raped her in a hotel room during the 2014 Winter Olympics, which he has repeatedly denied Matt Lauer; Brooke Nevils Peter Kramer\/NBC\/NBC Newswire\/NBCUniversal via Getty; T.JACKSON \/ BACKGRID NEED TO KNOW Brooke Nevils filed a complaint against Matt Lauer [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-everything-else"],"wpmagazine_modules_lite_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":"","cvmm-medium":"","cvmm-medium-plus":"","cvmm-portrait":"","cvmm-medium-square":"","cvmm-large":"","cvmm-small":"","full":""},"categories_names":{"1":{"name":"Everything Else","link":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/category\/everything-else\/"}},"tags_names":[],"comments_number":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=327"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}