--- title: Ann Curry on Her Reaction to the Matt Lauer Scandal description: When news broke that Matt Lauer had been fired by NBC for alleged sexual misconduct, “Somewhere Ann Curry,” began trending on Twitter. canonical: https://time.com/5106089/ann-curry-matt-lauer-reaction/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-01-17T16:49:01.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:42:06.633Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: How Ann Curry Reacted When She Learned Matt Lauer Was Fired og:description: "I knew women had suffered" og:url: https://time.com/5106089/ann-curry-matt-lauer-reaction/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4014464203f2fed0/6988f86c096a9438f26a11e8/gettyimages-824491936.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 2017 Summer TCA Tour - Day 6 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: How Ann Curry Reacted When She Learned Matt Lauer Was Fired twitter:description: "I knew women had suffered" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4014464203f2fed0/6988f86c096a9438f26a11e8/gettyimages-824491936.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Ann Curry Reveals How She Reacted When She Learned Matt Lauer Was Fired > Sponsored content. 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Ann Curry discusses how she felt immediately after learning about Matt Lauer's termination from the Today Show, and how it's part of a much larger discussion on sexism in the workplace._ by [Kate Coyne & Aurelie Corinthios / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Kate Coyne & Aurelie Corinthios / People Contributor Jan 17, 2018 4:49 PM UTC  Ann Curry at the 2017 Summer Television Critics Association Press Tour in Beverly Hills, California on July 30, 2017. Ann Curry at the 2017 Summer Television Critics Association Press Tour in Beverly Hills, California on July 30, 2017.Frederick M. Brown—Getty Images by [Kate Coyne & Aurelie Corinthios / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Kate Coyne & Aurelie Corinthios / People Contributor Jan 17, 2018 4:49 PM UTC When news broke in November that [Matt Lauer](http://people.com/tag/matt-lauer) had been [fired](http://people.com/tv/matt-lauer-broken-ashamed-after-today-show-firing/) by NBC for [alleged sexual misconduct](http://people.com/tv/matt-lauer-sexual-harassment-assault-allegation-breakdown/), the phrase “Somewhere [Ann Curry](http://people.com/tag/ann-curry),” began trending on Twitter. “Somewhere Ann Curry is breaking out that champagne,” wrote one user. Another offered that somewhere, Ann Curry was “mouthing these three simple words: Karma’s a b—.” Chimed in another: “Somewhere Ann Curry just made her orange juice a mimosa.” But in truth, Curry, [sitting down exclusively with PEOPLE](http://people.com/tv/ann-curry-opens-up-matt-lauer-metoo-leaving-today/) for this week’s issue (on stands Friday), is not one to gloat. “I’m not a vengeful person,” she says of Lauer’s downfall. “I know what it’s like to be humiliated. I just don’t want to play a part in anyone else’s humiliation.” **Watch** [**_People Cover Story: Ann Curry –_** ](http://people.com/peopletv/video/bs/00000161-0281-d56f-abe7-a7b758850000/ann-curry/)[**I Had To Let Go**](http://people.com/peopletv/video/bs/00000161-0281-d56f-abe7-a7b758850000/ann-curry/)**_,_** **available now, on** **PeopleTV** **. Go to**[**P**](http://people.com/PEN)[**eopleTV.com**](http://eopletv.com/)**, or download the PeopleTV app** **on your favorite mobile or connected TV device.**  Ann Curry on the cover of People magazine People After barely a year co-hosting _Today_ with Lauer, Curry, 61, [left the NBC morning show](http://people.com/tv/ann-curry-today-show-exit-exclusive-interview/) in 2012 — a painful ordeal that came complete with gossip-column speculation that her firing had been due in part to a lack of “chemistry” with Lauer, 60, and amid reports that he had played a part in forcing her out. (NBC sources insist falling ratings were to blame.) Reflecting on Lauer’s firing, what it means for her, other women in the media and beyond, Curry says she feels “outrage” that such alleged misconduct was tolerated and “tremendous empathy for the victims.” As far her own experience in that workplace, she hesitates when asked if she felt even a touch of vindication at how things played out for the man once depicted as her nemesis. “I wish I could say that I was celebrating,” she says. “But actually I immediately checked myself. Because I knew women had suffered.” * _For much more on Ann Curry, pick up this week’s issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday_ The mother of two, who returns to TV on Jan. 23 with the [new six-part PBS docuseries _We’ll Meet Again_](http://people.com/tv/ann-curry-new-show-well-meet-again-teaser-trailer/), stands with all women who have spoken out about gender discrimination and sexual misconduct as part of the #MeToo and [Time’s Up](http://people.com/movies/how-to-donate-to-times-up/)movements. When asked if sexism played a part in her dismissal from _Today_, she nods vigorously in agreement. “The women’s movement got us into the workplace, but it didn’t make us safe once we got there,” she says. “The battle lines are now clear.” _This_ [_article_](http://people.com/tv/ann-curry-reaction-matt-lauer-scandal/) _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_ ](http://people.com) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5106089/ann-curry-matt-lauer-reaction/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5106089/ann-curry-matt-lauer-reaction/"},"headline":"Ann Curry Reveals How She Reacted When She Learned Matt Lauer Was Fired","datePublished":"2018-01-17T16:49:01.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:42:06.633Z","description":"\"I knew women had suffered\"","url":"https://time.com/5106089/ann-curry-matt-lauer-reaction/","keywords":["Television","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4014464203f2fed0/6988f86c096a9438f26a11e8/gettyimages-824491936.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Kate Coyne & Aurelie Corinthios / People"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4014464203f2fed0/6988f86c096a9438f26a11e8/gettyimages-824491936.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2017 Summer TCA Tour - Day 6","caption":"2017 Summer TCA Tour - Day 6","creditText":"Frederick M. 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