NBC Host Says Matt Lauer Is ‘Reconnecting With Family’ After Firing

Annette Roque (L) and Matt Lauer attend the 2013 Animal League America Celebrity gala at The Waldorf Astoria in New York City on Nov. 22, 2013. Mike Coppola/Getty Images

NBC host Willie Geist said that former “Today” host Matt Lauer is “reconnecting with his family” after he was fired from his job in November amid allegations of sexual misconduct.

“I’ve texted with him just on a personal level,” Geist said, according to Entertainment Tonight. “It was his birthday the other day, his 60th birthday.”