{"id":339693,"date":"2026-05-01T00:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T23:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-brooke-nevils-matt-lauers-original-accuser-says-me-too-fell-short\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T00:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T23:00:06","slug":"why-brooke-nevils-matt-lauers-original-accuser-says-me-too-fell-short","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-brooke-nevils-matt-lauers-original-accuser-says-me-too-fell-short\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Brooke Nevils, Matt Lauer&#8217;s original accuser, says &#8216;Me Too&#8217; fell short"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/PwxMREnrgWo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why Brooke Nevils, Matt Lauer's original accuser, says 'Me Too' fell short\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PwxMREnrgWo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Brooke Nevils, a former NBC producer, says she felt like there was a &quot;target on her back&quot; when she came forward with her allegations of sexual assault against Matt Lauer in 2017. In her report, she alleged that Lauer, then &quot;Today Show&quot; co-anchor, sexually assaulted her in 2014 at the Winter Olympics in Sochi. Lauer has never been charged with criminal wrongdoing and maintains their relationship was a consensual one.<\/p>\n<p>In her new book &quot;Unspeakable Things,&quot; Nevils examines the broader issues of workplace harassment and the challenges of speaking out against a powerful person through interviews with experts and her personal narrative. CNN reached out to Lauer for a response to the book and did not hear back.<\/p>\n<p>If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted or is struggling with news of sexual violence, visit rainn.org.<\/p>\n<p>0:00 How long did it take Nevils to understand that she was a victim of assault?<br \/>\n5:54 Nevils on who she wrote the book for<br \/>\n12:35 Nevils: &quot;I thought. . .I can smooth this over.&quot;<br \/>\n16:59 Nevils: &quot;Consent takes place between equals. . .That&#8217;s not what&#8217;s happening in these situations.&quot;<br \/>\n22:09 Why Nevils ended up in a psych ward<\/p>\n<p>Watch more CNN here: https:\/\/cnn.it\/4kh5RPe<\/p>\n<p>#BrookeNevils #MeToo #News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brooke Nevils, a former NBC producer, says she felt like there was a &quot;target on her back&quot; when she came forward with her allegations of sexual assault against Matt Lauer in 2017. In her report, she alleged that Lauer, then &quot;Today Show&quot; co-anchor, sexually assaulted her in 2014 at the Winter Olympics in Sochi. 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