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Lauer Has Deer Run-in, Misses Today

Anchor skips hosting Today

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 23, 2009 9:32 AM CDT

(Newser) – Matt Lauer was forced to skip Today this morning, after being slightly injured by a deer that jumped into the path of his bike over the weekend, Us reports. But where did the deer come from? Lauer “thinks the deer was hired by the competition,” said co-anchor Meredith Vieira, but in reality, “I hired the deer. But I said, ‘Just graze him.’”

In this Jan. 17, 2008 file photo, co-host Matt Lauer, of the NBC Today television program, is shown  in New York's Rockefeller Center.
In this Jan. 17, 2008 file photo, co-host Matt Lauer, of the NBC "Today" television program, is shown in New York's Rockefeller Center.   (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)
Matt Lauer, co-anchor of NBC News' Today poses for a picture during the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame Awards in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008.
Matt Lauer, co-anchor of NBC News' "Today" poses for a picture during the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame Awards in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008.   (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Meredith Vieira, left, and Matt Lauer, co-hosts of the NBC Today television program, pose for a photo in New York's Rockefeller Center, Thursday, May 31, 2007.
Meredith Vieira, left, and Matt Lauer, co-hosts of the NBC "Today" television program, pose for a photo in New York's Rockefeller Center, Thursday, May 31, 2007.   (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Honoree Matt Lauer, co-host of the NBC morning show Today, attends his Friars Club Roast on Friday, Oct. 24, 2008, in New York.
Honoree Matt Lauer, co-host of the NBC morning show "Today", attends his Friars Club Roast on Friday, Oct. 24, 2008, in New York.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
Matt Lauer speaks with Elmo at the Sesame Workshop Fifth Annual Benefit Dinner in New York, Wednesday, May 30, 2007.
Matt Lauer speaks with Elmo at the Sesame Workshop Fifth Annual Benefit Dinner in New York, Wednesday, May 30, 2007.   (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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