Ann Curry was on Today for 15 years, but it wasn't until 2011 that she took the seat alongside Matt Lauer. However, just one year later in 2012, she was mysteriously fired from the show. Her announcement that she was leaving seven years ago still goes down as one of the most memorable and shocking moments in daytime TV history.
That's because many think Lauer had a lot to do with her demise on the show.
Up until the two were paired together, she had a very successful career on the NBC talk show. Many blame their lack of chemistry and low ratings for her demise.
"Everybody at NBC, everybody at the Today show, everybody understood that Ann was kicked out of her position because Matt didn’t want her there. That’s why it was so personal between Ann and Matt,” an NBC staff member said in New York Magazine. "Off-air, Curry and Lauer had no relationship and barely spoke."