Ann Curry 'Not Surprised' By Matt Lauer Allegations; Says Verbal Harassment 'Pervasive' at NBC

Ann Curry made her return to morning television for her first TV interview since being fired from NBC's TODAY in 2015. In an exclusive interview with CBS THIS MORNING's Norah O'Donnell, Gayle King and John Dickerson, the former anchor discussed the #MeToo movement and her relationship with NBC's Matt Lauer.

"I think it's in general, overdue," Curry said about the recent sexual harassment accusations coming out. "We clearly are waking up to a reality and injustice that has been occurring for sometime, and I think it will continue to occur until the glass ceiling is finally broken. This is about power and power imbalance where women are not valued...I'm talking about people in the workplace who are abusing that power...the fact that we are moving against this imbalance of power is absolutely overdue."

Speaking about recent sexual harassment claims made against Lauer, Curry said she was "not surprised by the allegations." She went on to discuss the verbal harassment that existed at the time. Asked if she believed Lauer was responsible for her firing she replied "You should ask someone else about that, I'm not THE ONE to ask." Adding "I've really at this point let it go. It's been years, and I want to really move on from that."

She went on to offer, "I think that the real question, in my view, is what are we going to do with all of that anger? It's about the problem that's pervasive across industries. I don't know a single women who is not endured some form of sexual harassment, and many women who have endured workplace sexual harassment. It's happened to me in multiple jobs, and it is a way of sidelining women. It's ultimately not only bad for the women, but it's bad for the company, and bad for our nation...we should be talking about the victims."

Watch the appearance here

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