Former NBC staffer Brooke Nevils, who accused Matt Lauer of rape in 2017, is opening up about the fallout from her allegations in her upcoming book, Unspeakable Things. "The day after I made my complaint, Matt was questioned by NBC and fired by NBC News chairman Andrew Lack later that night. After his firing was announced the next morning - Wednesday, November 29, 2017 - the Times and Variety published a slew of other allegations against Matt," Nevils wrote in an excerpt shared via The Cut on Wednesday, January 28. "The next day, an investigative reporter was texting my personal cell phone.