The second sexual encounter Nevils described in Catch and Kill furthers the non-consensual idea. Nevils was in Lauer’s office searching for something, and Lauer, according to Nevils, “grabbed her hips.”
Additionally, Lauer then pressed her into inappropriate acts and in exchange would offer her favors.
The Definition of Non-consensual
According to Nevils, once she was in Lauer's hotel room for the second time, Lauer began the assault by pushing her against the door and kissing her. He then pushed her onto the bed, and according to the report, forced himself on her.
“She was in the midst of telling him she wasn't interested again when he 'just did it,'” Farrow wrote in the book.
Too Drunk to Say Yes
Farrow continued saying that while she said yes, she just wept into a pillow.
Nevils maintains that she was just too drunk to truly consent.
Two Sides to Every Story
Lauer has denied these harsh and heart-rending allegations. In his statement, he maintained that it was purely an extramarital affair that began in 2004 in Sochi, Russia and it was purely consensual.
In addition to this statement, Nevils had more inappropriate encounters with Lauer back in New York. Farrow wrote that sources close to Lauer emphasized that she sometimes initiated the contact.
Scared of the Consequences
Nevils said in Farrow's book that it seemed more transactional than an actual relationship. Nevils was, apparently terrified about the control Lauer had over her career.
After her encounters with Lauer ended, Nevils said she told “like a million people” about her situation with Lauer. Farrow writes: “She told colleagues and superiors at NBC” when she moved to NBC's Peacock Productions to work as a producer, she told her bosses. “It was no secret.”