She had a bright idea: write a letter saying what a great guy Lauer is, get it signed by the Today show's entire staff, then print it as an ad in USA Today. Then Lauer told her not to take out the ad, but he didn't exactly tell Gifford to stay away from the press ... which is why we're hearing about the whole (possibly diabolical) plan today.
NBC's $25-million dollar man is finally speaking up about Curry's ouster, conveniently telling Howard Kurtz at The Daily Beast that he really didn't want to see Curry pushed out so unceremoniously by network executives.
Today in show business news: Today gets upset by a pretty lowly competitor last week, How to Survive a Plague may get the ABC miniseries treatment, and a new Disney musical is based on Shakespeare of all things.
We're about five months removed from the dismissal of Ann Curry from the Today show, and the NBC executives are still trying run interference between you, your hate for Matt Lauer and Matt Lauer. Their latest attempt involves complaining about your tweeting habits to The Daily Beast's Howard Kurtz.
Today in celebrity news: People has named Magic Mike its Sexiest Man Alive, Chelsea Handler gets caught faking sick, and Brad Pitt's kids are restaurant terrors.
Certain reports have the Today show's biggest star throwing some angry weight around. Elsewhere in celebrity gossip: Barack Obama hangs out with Jay-Z and makes some jokes, Zsa Zsa Gabor's leg is missing, and Will and Kate have a few drinks.
Lindsay Lohan is once again causing trouble on a movie set, Matt Lauer says the Today show is doing just fine thank you, and Prince William wants two babies.
Ignoring today's moment of silence in respect for the victims and families of 9/11 in favor of chatting with Kris Jenner, as the Today show did this morning, is well, pretty awful. Thanks to the team over at Daily Intel and the power of video editing, you can now cringe and actually watch the Kardashian brood mother narrate the moment of silence in real-time with talk about her new boobs.
Today: There's some awkward tension in the morning TV world, Kate Middleton might go homeless, and Elle Macpherson has been canned.
Today: Jen is not engaged you guys, Chris Brown and Aubrey Graham just put a lot of people out of work, and Charlie Sheen did not destroy that hotel room
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Good Morning America has a new technique for beating The Today Show in the morning ratings wars, and it's very simple: Interview the president and get him to take a side on a divisive issue on which he's been hedging for years.
Alec Baldwin has been angrily tweeting Tuesday night and Wednesday morning about the journalists staked out in front of his apartment (ironically to ask him about his stalker), but it was a perceived slight from a fellow NBC family member that drove him to hint he'd be leaving the network.
Fans who like the Today show just the way it is, this is your lucky day: Matt Lauer and NBC have worked out a deal, and the host won't be going anywhere.
Ryan Seacrest is rumored to be a top choice to replace Matt Lauer on The Today Show. Is he mature enough for that?
The presidential candidate again brushes off the magazine's photo choice
The CBS anchor is mulling a new TV show with her old 'Today' boss Jeff Zucker
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