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Matt Lauer made a joke about sleeping with interns — while trying to score an interview with a victim of sexual discrimination.

Comedy writer Nell Scovell created a stir in 2009 by penning a Vanity Fair article about female writers being treated unfairly on “The Late Show With David Letterman.”

When Scovell turned down “Today” producers’ invitation to appear on the show, Lauer called personally, Scovell writes in her new book, “Just the Funny Parts . . . and a Few Hard Truths About Sneaking Into the Hollywood Boys’ Club.”

In an excerpt in Vanity Fair, Scovell says she told Lauer that she was hesitant to go on TV because “people want to hear about interns in the bedroom, and I want to talk about gender in the writers’ room.”

Scovell says that when she said, “You’re OK if I don’t discuss Dave sleeping with interns?” Lauer replied with a laugh, “Hey, I couldn’t be held to that high standard.”

Scovell writes, “Matt’s ‘joke’ made me queasy. With apologies, I passed a second time.”

The book’s out March 20 from Dey Street.