Ann Curry Opens Up About Leaving the "Today" Show for the Very First Time
When Matt Lauer was fired by NBC News after a report of "inappropriate sexual behavior," many Today show fans couldn't help but wonder: what does Ann Curry think about this? Now, in this week's People magazine cover story, the journalist, who has a new PBS series called We'll Meet Again starting on January 23, opens up about what it was like when she lost her position as co-anchor of the Today show, and also weighed in on the overall #MeToo movement against sexual harassment and assault. And though she doesn't mention Lauer by name, it's clear Curry has learned some important lessons throughout her career.
"It hurt like hell ... but I'm stronger now. I'm not going to say it wasn't hard," Curry told the magazine about leaving the Today show. "But I had to let go. And I learned that when you not only let go but open your arms wide and learn the lessons that an experience - no matter how bad - can teach you, that's when you rise."
But now, Curry has an inspirational message for women and a hopeful outlook for the future. "There's a real sense I have now, and I don't know if I've ever felt this, but for the first time in my life I actually have real hope that we will see a day when women will finally be unbound and unleashed upon the world," she told People. "We are one to one in population to men in this country. Some years we are the majority. We are a formidable force that doesn't see itself that way, and I think this moment is showing us what we will not stand for."
Curry, again without naming Lauer, also had a message for men, even ones who aren't harassers. "I believe that [the movement is] also showing many good men what they do not want their daughters and their sisters and their wives to endure," she told the magazine. "Most of the men I've worked with have been exemplary."
Curry said she hopes that victims of harassment and assault will soon see the change they're fighting for. "Given that it's part of a broader movement, across industries, across this country, I feel real hope that change is coming. Our daughters are not going to have to face what the majority of women in this country who've entered the workplace have had to face," she said.
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