Nevils writes about waking up in a hotel room after a night with the longtime Today show anchor - and she was in pain. Lauer was questioned the next day and fired that night by NBC News chairman Andrew Lack. Lauer denied Nevils’ allegations of rape, saying in a statement to Variety that he had an "extramarital affair" with her, but that their relationship was “completely consensual.”The Independent has reached out to Lauer for comment. “Why, if an alleged victim was really sexually assaulted, would they continue a relationship with the perpetrator? Lauer was questioned the next day and fired that night by NBC News chairman Andrew Lack.