NBC News fired Matt Lauer for sexual misconduct on the job shortly before exposes were published by the New York Times and Variety. Although after his termination Lauer expressed contrition for some of his actions, the long-time former anchor of the Today Show had a high profile special pleader with a newsworthy defense.
Fox News correspondent Geraldo Rivera took to twitter to defend Lauer, claiming that the newsroom is a flirty place and has resulted in many good relationships. Geraldo's employer quickly distanced themselves from this unique apologia.
Geraldo later tried to walk back some of his defense of Lauer. This did not fool astute pundits on social media.
