A new "Variety" report claims that NBC anchor Matt Lauer had a button under his desk so that we could lock his office door remotely.

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His office was in a secluded space, and he had a button under his desk that allowed him to lock his door from the inside without getting up. This afforded him the assurance of privacy.

Variety reported in November 2017 that Lauer used the button under his desk for privacy and allowed the then-host to lock his office door without getting up.

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The anchor's door-locking mechanism acts as a particularly vivid metaphor for the amount of power and protection many influential men enjoy.

Lauer, 65, has “drastically changed his social circle and iced out many old friends, even people who stuck by him after the ‘Today’ show,” one insider dished.

The video resurfaced on Reddit earlier this week under a post titled “Conan knew about Matt Lauer.” The interview shows a moment from the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, where Lauer ...

NBC's explanation for the button under Lauer's desk echoes something his former Today co-host Katie Couric said earlier this month in an interview on The Wendy Williams Show.

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