Article continues below advertisementBrooke Nevils, the woman who accused Matt Lauer of sexual assault in 2017, got emotional during an interview with CNN that aired on Thursday, April 30, as she reflected on her experience with the disgraced Today star. Speaking to anchor Pamela Brown, she explained that before she came forward, Lauer "could literally do no wrong" at NBC, stressing it was "unthinkable to imagine" her accusations could be viewed as "anything other than a misunderstanding.