We just learned this moments ago.
Im sure we will be learning more details in the hours and days to come.
And we promise we will share that with you.
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It represented, after serious review, a clear violation of our companys standards.
As a result, weve decided to terminate his employment.
The statement concluded, We are deeply saddened by this turn of events.
For the moment, all we can say is we are heartbroken, Guthrie said Wednesday.
Im heartbroken for Matt.
I dont know the answer to that.
But I do know this reckoning that so many organizations have been going through is important.
It must result in workplaces where all women, all people, feel safe and respected.
As painful as it is, this moment in our culture, this change, had to happen.
Added co-host Hoda Kotb, This is a very tough morning for both of us.
Ive known Matt for 15 years and Ive loved him as a friend and a colleague.
In the wake of Wednesdays broadcast, Guthrie and Kotb were photographed in an embrace on the set ofTODAY:
