--- ---  # Seth Meyers Has a Cutting Message for Matt Lauer Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Dec 1, 2017 4:16 PM UTC  NBC  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Dec 1, 2017 4:16 PM UTC Due to the fact that Wednesday’s episode of _Late Night_ was [pre-taped](https://twitter.com/sethmeyers/status/935957148466544641), [Seth Meyers](http://time.com/5013161/seth-meyers-trump-hat-redesign/) was a day late weighing in on [Matt Lauer’s firing](http://time.com/5040611/matt-lauer-fired-nbc-today-show/). But when it came time for Thursday’s show, Meyers went after the [former _Today_ show host](http://time.com/5040649/matt-lauer-ann-curry-past/) with guns blazing. Armed with the [_Variety_ investigation](http://variety.com/2017/biz/news/matt-lauer-accused-sexual-harassment-multiple-women-1202625959/) detailing Lauer’s alleged sexual misconduct that was published on Wednesday, Meyers devoted his “A Closer Look” segment to denouncing the reported actions of the longtime NBC anchor. “And you thought the most disgusting thing at the Sochi Olympics was Bob Costa’s pinkeye,” Meyers said, referencing NBC’s confirmation that Lauer’s abrupt termination stems from “[inappropriate sexual behavior”](http://time.com/5041360/matt-lauer-sochi-olympics/) dating back to the 2014 Winter Olympics. “Well, move over, pinkeye, there’s a new, grosser sheriff in town.” Meyers also commented on the report that Lauer enjoyed playing the game “f–k, marry, kill” with men and women in the office. “I don’t know who you said you’d marry in those conversations,” he said. “But I do know that you killed your career, and you f—ed yourself.” Lauer released a [statement](http://time.com/5042734/matt-lauer-sexual-misconduct-statement/) apologizing for his actions on Thursday, but maintained that some accounts are “untrue” or “mischaracterize” his behavior. Watch the full clip below. Seth Meyers on Matt Lauer Sexual Misconduct Allegations ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5044775/seth-meyers-matt-lauer-sexual-misconduct-allegations/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5044775/seth-meyers-matt-lauer-sexual-misconduct-allegations/"},"headline":"Seth Meyers Has a Cutting Message for Matt Lauer Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations","datePublished":"2017-12-01T16:16:38.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:49:00.337Z","description":"Meyers devoted his \"A Closer Look\" segment to denouncing Lauer's reported behavior","url":"https://time.com/5044775/seth-meyers-matt-lauer-sexual-misconduct-allegations/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","Seth Meyers","matt lauer","Late Night with Seth Meyers","TV","Late Night Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7fd9e9687fe66362/6988f35522fb857682e23e01/screen-shot-2017-12-01-at-10-44-17-am.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7fd9e9687fe66362/6988f35522fb857682e23e01/screen-shot-2017-12-01-at-10-44-17-am.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Screen Shot 2017-12-01 at 10.44.17 AM","caption":"","creditText":"NBC","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5044775/seth-meyers-matt-lauer-sexual-misconduct-allegations/","name":"Seth Meyers Has a Cutting Message for Matt Lauer Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations"}}]}] ```