CNN's Jeff Zucker on Matt Lauer: 'I've known Matt for 25 years and didn't know this Matt'

CNN president Jeff Zucker expressed that he was disturbed by Matt Lauer’s behavior toward NBC staff during an interview at Business Insider’s ignition conference. Zucker was a longtime former executive producer of “Today” and said “I’ve known Matt for 25 years, and didn’t know this Matt.” Zucker went on to say “ What’s chronicled in Variety and The New York Times is deviant and predatory behavior.” In a statement published thursday Matt Lauer said there were “no words” to express his “sorrow and regret” for his actions.