As far back as 2012 there were signs that all was not right with “Today” show co-host Matt Lauer. Appearing on Andy Cohen’s “Watch What Happens Live” that year, Katie Couric, who began hosting the show with Lauer in 1997, was asked about his most annoying habit. She thought about it for a second and then responded, “He pinches me on the a*s a lot.”

Lauer was fired from the “Today” show on Wednesday after revelations emerged about the star’s history of “inappropriate sexual behavior.”