Matt Lauer was 'really upset' by Katie Couric's revelations in her memoir - Daily Mail

Matt Lauer has tightened his inner circle five years after he was fired from the Today show and 'semi-slammed' by his former Today co-host Katie Couric in her memoir. .

'He was really upset by Katie Couric's book.

Former friends: Matt Lauer has tightened his inner circle five years after he was fired from the Today show and 'semi-slammed' by his former Today co-host Katie Couric, pictured together, in her memoir.

Couric and Lauer were co-hosts of NBC's flagship morning program Today from 1997 to 2006.

Lauer was fired from his job at NBC's Today in November 2017 after allegations of sexual misconduct in the workplace relating to the Sochi Olympics in 2014.

At the time, NBC News chairman Andrew Lack said it was the 'first complaint about his behavior in the over 20 years he's been at NBC News,' but claimed they had reason to believe there were other incidents.

Happier times: Couric and Lauer, pictured on air, were co-hosts of NBC's flagship morning program Today from 1997 to 2006.

In 2018, he spoke out against the allegations.

However I want to make it perfectly clear that any allegations or reports of coercive, aggressive or abusive actions on my part, at any time, are absolutely false,' he said.

Good days: Lauer and Couric were cohosts on the Today program for years .

Producer Brooke Nevils claimed that Lauer anally raped her while the two were covering the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

Lauer claimed that their sexual encounters were consensual.

After the allegations, the 64-year-old split with wife Annette Roque, pictured in 2017, in 2019 after nearly two years of separation

In Couric's memoir she shared portions of the text messages she sent to Lauer, which left him 'really upset' as the memoir also 'semi-slammed' him

Drifted: Last year, Katie, pictured with Matt, spoke on Today to explain how she felt in the aftermath of hearing about the allegations

Last year, Katie spoke on Today to explain how she felt in the aftermath of hearing about the allegations

She said that after she did some of her own reporting and spoke to people, she found that it was 'really devastating' and disgusting

Last year, she also revealed her friendship with Lauer, pictured together, 'just fizzled out' in the wake of his downfall from multiple sexual assault allegations, adding that the disgraced anchor 'probably thought that I had abandoned him'

Last year, she also revealed her friendship with Lauer 'just fizzled out' in the wake of his downfall from multiple sexual assault allegations, adding that the disgraced anchor 'probably thought that I had abandoned him.'

Parade duty: NBC stars Couric and Lauer are shown hosting the 2000 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade