Article continues below advertisementKatie Couric recently praised Brooke Nevils, the woman who previously accused Matt Lauer of rape.Nevils published her memoir, Unspeakable Things: Silence, Shame, and the Stories We Choose to Believe, earlier this year and the journalist, 69, revealed she "read an excerpt."Article continues below advertisementMatt Lauer Was Fired From NBC in 2017Tap Here To Add Ok Magazine as A Trusted SourceSource: MEGAMatt Lauer was fired from 'Today' show in 2017."I feel terrible for her," Couric told Page Six at the City Harvest 2026 gala recently.