Matt Lauer fired: Celebrities react to sacking after co-presenters announce it live on air - as it happened

The news was announced on The Today Show where Lauer has been an anchor for two decades

Matt Lauer fired: NBC presenter gives heartfelt reaction to colleague's sacking

Donald Trump has called for NBC executives to be fired amid news that news anchor Matt Lauer has had his contract terminated for inappropriate workplace behaviour.

The news was announced on The Today Show where Lauer has been an anchor for two decades by Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb who had both been informed minutes before going on air.

Lauer, the highest-paid personality in TV news, has been dropped over what is currently reported to be a sole harassment allegation made by an employee. NBC chairman Andy Lack revealed that Lauer's firing came after “being presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident.”

"Wow, Matt Lauer was just fired from NBC for “inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace,” Trump wrote on Twitter minutes after the news broke. "But when will the top executives at NBC & Comcast be fired for putting out so much Fake News.

Lauer, the highest-paid personality in TV news, has been dropped over what is currently reported to be a sole harassment allegation made by an employee.

Lack revealed that Lauer's firing came after “being presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident.”

The news comes after CBS sacked leading anchor Charlie Rose following allegations of sexual misconduct while as well as Fox News who sacked Bill O'Reilly in April.

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Key Points

• Matt Lauer fired after sexual misconduct allegation
• Co-host Savannah Guthrie announced his dismissal on air having learned the news moments before 
• Donald Trump calls for firing of NBC executives

[29 November 2017 23:49 · Kristin Hugo]

Our latest report on the firing of Mr Lauer.

[29 November 2017 23:50 · Kristin Hugo]

We are now ending out coverage of NBC's decision to fire Mr Lauer. Thanks for reading.