Addie Collins Zinone, the former production assistant who says she engaged in a sexual relationship with married Matt Lauer in 2000, has divulged new revelations about the torrid affair with the now disgraced talk show host and its painful aftermath.
Zinone appeared Monday morning on Megyn Kelly’s ratings-challenged section of the “Today” show and shared more details about her monthlong affair with Kelly’s former co-host.
Zinone said she started her journalism career as a PA on the set of “Today” after Katie Couric helped her land the gig upon graduating college. Having worked with most of the “Today” anchors, Zinone explained that she and Lauer had a “strictly professional relationship” for the majority of her time at the network.
But things changed in June of 2000, when Zinone received her first instant message from Lauer.
“It said, ‘Wow, you look great.’ I don’t remember verbatim. Whatever you’re doing with your life, it’s agreeing with you. Just wanted to let you know,” Zinone recalled. “I thought, ‘Well, that’s nice’.”
Using this as an opportunity, she followed up with Lauer and told him of her plans to leave the show in the upcoming weeks for an anchor position in West Virginia, and wondered if she could sit down with the “Today” host to get some advice before leaving. Lauer agreed, but Zinone didn’t hear another word from him until she received another message from the host a month later.
My family is shattered by this. They are afraid for me
– Addie Collins Zinone
“One day, I got another message that said, “Okay, now you’re killing me. You look great today. It’s a bit tough to concentrate,” Zinone said, explaining that she…
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