Katie Couric, who was Matt Lauer's "Today" co-host for several years, broke her silence Saturday on sexual misconduct allegations against him. Couric told People magazine: "I had no idea this was going on during my tenure or after I left." She departed NBC in 2006 to anchor the "CBS Evening News" and has been criticized for her silence in the more than a month since Lauer was fired. "I think I speak for many of my former colleagues when I say this was not the Matt we knew," Couric told People. "The whole thing has been very painful for me," Couric told People of Lauer's behavior.

Source: ABC News January 13, 2018 20:48 UTC