Matt Lauer’s Wife Meets With Attorneys & Reportedly Wants Higher Divorce Settlement
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Three weeks after Matt Lauer was fired from the Today show for “inappropriate sexual behavior” in the workplace, his wife of 20 years Annette Roque has been seen meeting with lawyers to try to get a higher settlement out of the disgraced journalist if they decide to proceed with divorce.
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On Wednesday, the former model was seen heading into the law firm Latham & Watkins in Manhattan.
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As readers know, the couple’s marriage has been strained for years, with Matt and Annette leading separate live for years ever since the former host began allegedly cheating on her with various women.
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Annette filed for divorce from Matt back in 2006, after his rumored affair with colleague Natalie Morales. She then retracted the document and continued working on her relationship with her husband.
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At the time she claimed that the former NBC host performed “cruel and inhumane” acts against her and demonstrated “extreme anger and hostility” that endangered her mental and physical wellbeing, according to court documents.
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After reconciling, Matt lived in Manhattan, while his wife stayed in the Hamptons along with their three children.
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An insider who spoke to Page Six about the mother-of-three’s visit with to the law office on Wednesday saying: “The post-nup will likely specify how much Annette would get if they divorce, but she is expected to challenge it given Matt’s earnings since 2006, and given how he has humiliated her. There are also issues over all the property and land they own, both in the Hamptons and abroad.”
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Under a contract he signed in 2016, Matt was being paid $25 million a year at NBC.
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Shortly after his firing, Lauer said he was "truly sorry" and that "there is enough truth in these stories to make me feel embarrassed and ashamed."
Three weeks after Matt Lauer was fired from the Today show for “inappropriate sexual behavior” in the workplace, his wife of 20 years Annette Roque has been seen meeting with lawyers to try to get a higher settlement out of the disgraced journalist if they decide to proceed with divorce.
Photo credit: Getty Images
On Wednesday, the former model was seen heading into the law firm Latham & Watkins in Manhattan.
As readers know, the couple’s marriage has been strained for years, with Matt and Annette leading separate live for years ever since the former host began allegedly cheating on her with various women.
Annette filed for divorce from Matt back in 2006, after his rumored affair with colleague Natalie Morales. She then retracted the document and continued working on her relationship with her husband.
At the time she claimed that the former NBC host performed “cruel and inhumane” acts against her and demonstrated “extreme anger and hostility” that endangered her mental and physical wellbeing, according to court documents.
After reconciling, Matt lived in Manhattan, while his wife stayed in the Hamptons along with their three children.
An insider who spoke to Page Six about the mother-of-three’s visit with to the law office on Wednesday saying: “The post-nup will likely specify how much Annette would get if they divorce, but she is expected to challenge it given Matt’s earnings since 2006, and given how he has humiliated her. There are also issues over all the property and land they own, both in the Hamptons and abroad.”
Under a contract he signed in 2016, Matt was being paid $25 million a year at NBC.
Shortly after his firing, Lauer said he was "truly sorry" and that "there is enough truth in these stories to make me feel embarrassed and ashamed."
