(1 Dec 2017) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE: New York - 5 February 2015 1. Tilt up NBC studios at Rockefeller Center 2. Tight of NBC news signage ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE: New York, 2 Nov. 2015 3. Medium of Matt Lauer arriving at the Elton John AIDS Foundation An Enduring Vision Benefit ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE: New York, 29 April 2014 4. CU and zoom out to cutaway of Matt Lauer on a red carpet ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE: New York, 15 May 2017 5. Wide, left to right, NBC News' Chuck Todd, Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie, Megyn Kelly, Lester Holt 6. Push in to medium, left to right, Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie, Megyn Kelly, Lester Holt STORYLINE: NBC SOURCE: NO PAYOUT FOR LAUER ON REST OF HIS CONTRACT NBC is standing firm against giving fired "Today" host Matt Lauer a payout on the multimillion-dollar salary he's leaving behind, according to a person at the network. Lauer, said to have earned around $25 million a year, reportedly is negotiating to receive the remainder of his salary for the current contract that runs through 2018 and made him one of TV's highest-paid journalists. But NBC won't agree, said the person, who spoke Friday (01DEC2017) on condition of anonymity because a personnel matter was involved. Some NBC News employees who raised the question of Lauer's compensation at a staff meeting were told that he was fired "for cause" and wouldn't be paid beyond his last day worked, according to a Variety report Friday. A representative for Lauer didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. Also Friday, NBC News Chairman Andrew Lack said an internal review into Lauer's alleged sexual misconduct is underway, including how it happened and why it wasn't stopped earlier. In a company-wide memo released publicly, Lack said those are among the questions NBC employees are asking in the wake of the "Today" host's firing for what Lack labeled "appalling behavior." A team of NBCUniversal legal and human resources leaders have started a "thorough and timely review" of what occurred and how the company can foster greater transparency and mutual respect, Lack said in the memo. "At the conclusion of the review we will share what we've learned, no matter how painful, and act on it," he said. His memo didn't address if the report will be made public. NBC News publicists didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. Reiterating comments from a memo he sent Wednesday, Lack said the top priority is to create a safe workplace environment and that unacceptable actions are "met with consequences, no matter who the offender." NBC's announcement Tuesday that Lauer was being fired for "inappropriate sexual behavior" meant that the network was cutting loose the popular, long-established star of its highly lucrative morning show. How much Lauer's status may have protected him from allegations is among the questions raised by observers. NBC has said current executives didn't receive any complaints before the one Monday that triggered Lauer's immediate dismissal the next day. Two other women came forward with accusations, with one telling The New York Times that Lauer had sexually assaulted her in his office in 2001. A Variety magazine investigation outlined a pattern of alleged salacious behavior, including three women who said Lauer harassed them. In his first public response, Lauer said in a statement Thursday that some of the allegations were untrue but others had enough truth that he felt "embarrassed and ashamed." Repairing the damage caused is his "full-time job," Lauer said. He joined a lengthening list of prominent men toppled by misconduct claims, starting with movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and expanding out to others in Hollywood, media and politics. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/f888ae36bb419e778eb3620926adbdad Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork

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