"There’s the Matt Lauer that millions of Americans watched on TV every morning for two decades," said Brooke Nevils. "And there is the Matt Lauer who this morning attempted to bully a former colleague into silence."

Matt Lauer's open letter defending his reputation and categorically denying the rape accusation that Brooke Nevils leveled against him has prompted a new response from Nevils.

A former NBC News employee whose rape allegation against Matt Lauer went public for the first time Wednesday posted a Twitter message later in the day, thanking those who supported her decision to come forward with her story.

Lauer says the allegation is "categorically false" and writes, "I have never assaulted anyone or forced anyone to have sex. Period."

A book from journalist Ronan Farrow includes allegations that former “Today” host Matt Lauer raped, Brooke Nevils, an NBC colleague at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

Brooke Nevils told Ronan Farrow that she told Matt Lauer she didn't want to have sex multiple times before he raped her after drinking at a hotel bar.

Brooke Nevils told Ronan Farrow that she told Matt Lauer she didn't want to have sex multiple times before he raped her after drinking at a hotel bar.

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RT @Skyfall007USA: Now this is the @TomCruise that I like, watch! Wasn't Matt Lauer the guy who tried to rape Brooke Nevils per Ronan Farr…

Now this is the @TomCruise that I like, watch! Wasn't Matt Lauer the guy who tried to rape Brooke Nevils per Ronan Farrow investigation or was that someone else @NBCNews @joerogan @DineshDSouza @IngrahamAngle @ScottAdamsSays @TuckerCarlson @RealCandaceO @Cernovich @glennbeck https://t.co/yj1BRAZFCY

RT @emmarosefoxs: tw // rape, sexual assault i’m reading catch and kill and it’s entirely fucked up how nbc reported matt lauer’s firing a…

tw // rape, sexual assault i’m reading catch and kill and it’s entirely fucked up how nbc reported matt lauer’s firing as “inappropriate sexual behavior”. it later turned out to be brooke nevils’ *rape* allegation. that is BEYOND inappropriate. it’s criminal.