By Meghan Keneally PUBLISHED: 14:43 EST, 10 September 2013 | UPDATED: 16:43 EST, 10 September 2013 Matt Lauer has spoken out about Ann Curry's rocky departure from the Today Show saying that he purposefully tried to keep quiet in the aftermath even though many saw him as the reason for her departure. The anchor said that while he was 'disappointed' by the way the ousting of Curry was handled publicly, he knew that there was nothing he could do. 'Does anyone want to see a person who’s making the money that the newspapers say I’m making complaining, “Woe is me, my life is terrible, and people are being unfair”? No one would’ve had any patience for that. I wouldn’t have any patience for that,' he told Esquire magazine.
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Matt Lauer's former co-anchor Ann Curry was fired in June 2011 and many placed the blame on Lauer
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She made a tear-filled exit shortly before Savannah Guthrie replaced her
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He has largely refused to comment on the issue in the past two years
The replacement: Savannah Guthrie came in to take over for @placeholder in June 2011