Katie Couric Calls Matt Lauer Rape Accuser Brooke Nevils 'Very Brave'

Katie Couric praised Brooke Nevils as 'very brave' for coming forward with rape allegations against former Today show host Matt Lauer. Couric made the comments during a conversation with Page Six at a City Harvest event.

Nevils, a former NBC employee, detailed her allegations against Lauer in a memoir. She claimed that Lauer raped her in his Today show office. The allegations became public after Lauer was fired from NBC in 2017.

Couric, who worked alongside Lauer for years on the Today show, said 'so many of us were blindsided' by the allegations against her former co-host. Her comments show support for Nevils' decision to speak publicly about the alleged assault.

Lauer has denied the rape allegations. He was terminated from NBC after the network received complaints about his workplace conduct.