Today’s Ann Curry says morning show firing ‘still hurts deeply’ eight years later and insists she ‘did nothing wrong’

JOURNALIST Ann Curry is still “hurt” over her Today Show firing eight years later as she insisted that she “did nothing wrong.”

The 63-year-old sat down for an interview with Elle for their September issue and touched on her exit from the massively popular news show, and how she is still confused about her firing.

She told the publication: “I still don’t really understand. I know I did nothing wrong. I know I was good at my job.”

She added: “The bottom line is that it still hurts. It honestly hurts really deeply, because I really think I did nothing wrong.”

The drama kicked off in 2012 as Ann departed from the NBC program after just a year of co-hosting Today with Matt Lauer.

A rumor at the time suggested that the exit was due to a lack of “chemistry” with Matt, as other reports claimed he had played a role in forcing Ann out of the position.

However, Ann chose to look at the bright side of things as she explained: “But in spite of the pain of it, which still lingers, I know that I contributed to some people suffering less.

“But I tell you, it was tough. It was hard to walk that line, to not add more [suffering]. Boy, oh boy, was it tough.”

During her sendoff on June 28, 2012, Ann told the TV audience while crying: “This is not as I expected, to ever leave this couch, after 15 years [at NBC]. But I am so grateful, especially to all of you who watch.”

Matt, 62, wouldn’t stick around either as just five years later he would also be fired for much more serious reasons after a female colleague .

Days later, two other women would come forward with similar complaints, including other additional accusations.