ABC News: Former Today Anchor Ann Curry Speaks out on Matt Lauer - ‘I Feel Outraged’

STEPANOPOULOS Back now with ░░░░░░░░ Curry breaking her silence ░░░░░░░░ that painful split from ░░░░░░░░ Today show five years ░░░░░░░░ She telling her side ░░░░░░░░ the story opening up ░░░░░░░░ Matt Lauer in the ░░░░░░░░ issue of People magazine ░░░░░░░░ s Juju Chang is ░░░░░░░░ with the details Good ░░░░░░░░ Juju CHANG Good morning ░░░░░░░░ You know a lot ░░░░░░░░ happened since she left ░░░░░░░░ perch at Today a ░░░░░░░░ where she says verbal ░░░░░░░░ harassment was pervasive clip ░░░░░░░░ CHANG voice over This ░░░░░░░░ Ann Curry breaking her ░░░░░░░░ about her tearful departure ░░░░░░░░ the Today show more ░░░░░░░░ five years ago CURRY ░░░░░░░░ for all of you ░░░░░░░░ saw me as a ░░░░░░░░ I m sorry I ░░░░░░░░ t carry the ball ░░░░░░░░ the finish line but ░░░░░░░░ I did try CHANG ░░░░░░░░ veteran journalist speaking to ░░░░░░░░ telling the magazine it ░░░░░░░░ like hell It hurt ░░░░░░░░ much but I learned ░░░░░░░░ lot about myself CURRY ░░░░░░░░ mean I want to ░░░░░░░░ honest and that is ░░░░░░░░ I mean it hurt ░░░░░░░░ lot to feel that ░░░░░░░░ weren t wanted anymore ░░░░░░░░ so I I can ░░░░░░░░ lie about that CHANG ░░░░░░░░ says it wasn t ░░░░░░░░ learning how to cope ░░░░░░░░ resentment CURRY I do ░░░░░░░░ from experience that hanging ░░░░░░░░ to anger weighs you ░░░░░░░░ and it s very ░░░░░░░░ to rise with it ░░░░░░░░ you can channel it ░░░░░░░░ If we re trying ░░░░░░░░ get Al qaeda why ░░░░░░░░ we not in Pakistan ░░░░░░░░ The seven time Emmy ░░░░░░░░ left NBC three years ░░░░░░░░ leaving her anchor chair ░░░░░░░░ Matt Lauer LAUER I ░░░░░░░░ Matt Lauer CURRY And ░░░░░░░░ m Ann Curry CHANG ░░░░░░░░ also opening up about ░░░░░░░░ former co host fired ░░░░░░░░ his longtime role last ░░░░░░░░ following allegations of inappropriate ░░░░░░░░ behavior in the workplace ░░░░░░░░ female colleagues with some ░░░░░░░░ Lauer s departure as ░░░░░░░░ kind of vengeance for ░░░░░░░░ former co host One ░░░░░░░░ somewhere Ann Curry is ░░░░░░░░ something called vindication right ░░░░░░░░ Curry says that s ░░░░░░░░ the case I wish ░░░░░░░░ could say I was ░░░░░░░░ but I immediately checked ░░░░░░░░ because I knew women ░░░░░░░░ suffered CURRY I feel ░░░░░░░░ I feel empathy for ░░░░░░░░ victims And now given ░░░░░░░░ it s part of ░░░░░░░░ broader movement across industries ░░░░░░░░ this country I feel ░░░░░░░░ hope that change is ░░░░░░░░ For the first time ░░░░░░░░ my life I actually ░░░░░░░░ real hope that we ░░░░░░░░ see a day when ░░░░░░░░ will finally be unbound ░░░░░░░░ unleashed upon the world ░░░░░░░░ ends CHANG Curry says ░░░░░░░░ wasn t surprised by ░░░░░░░░ allegations against Matt Lauer ░░░░░░░░ since leaving she s ░░░░░░░░ her own production company ░░░░░░░░ to reporting with a ░░░░░░░░ docu series called We ░░░░░░░░ Meet Again for PBS ░░░░░░░░ says the last five ░░░░░░░░ has made her not ░░░░░░░░ stronger but smarter ROBERTS ░░░░░░░░ s not bitter at ░░░░░░░░ No She s so ░░░░░░░░ STEPHANOPOULOS And the new ░░░░░░░░ of People hits newsstands ░░░░░░░░ Friday.”