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The Today Show celebrated a major milestone this morning, but they raised some eyebrows by erasing Matt Lauer from the show’s history. The popular morning news show aired a five and a half minute long retrospective on the show’s history since moving to its current studio, highlighting major moments, bloopers, and hosts. However, fans watching noticed that disgraced anchor Matt Lauer was completely cut out.

The Today Show first broadcast live from Studio 1A in Rockefeller Center all the way back in 1994. Since then, the show has been committed to a friendly and interactive set up that makes viewers feel like they’re part of The Today Show. Because the show’s anchors and correspondents project a feeling that they’re close with the viewers, it made Matt Lauer’s fall from grace all the more horrifying.

In November 2017, it was revealed that Matt Lauer had a history of horrifying sexual misconduct at NBC, including designing his office so he could lock fellow employees inside with him. Lauer was immediately dismissed from the show, and replaced by Hoda Kotb, but the shadow of his misdeeds still looms over the show’s history. After all, he was The Today Show‘s anchor for 20 years. That’s 80% of the time Today was celebrating this morning, and yet, Lauer and his downfall didn’t even merit a mention.

When TODAY first moved to Studio 1A in 1994, it became a place where the team could try new things and connect with viewers.

Take a look back on some of those special moments over the past 25 years. pic.twitter.com/km1cbuMeAB

— TODAY (@TODAYshow) June 20, 2019

Viewers took to Twitter to express their very mixed thoughts.

Wow. @TODAYshow is celebrating 25 years @ Studio 1A & decided not to include 1 clip of Matt Lauer. He was a huge contributor to the show for as long as I watched; not Carson, not Savannah. Yes, what Matt did was wrong but him, Katie & Al helped build Today!! *turns channel*

— Nikki OW (@nikki_wo) June 20, 2019

Shout out to the @TODAYshow editors for putting together an impressive piece celebrating 25 Years of Studio 1A without any footage Matt Lauer. You all are the real MVPs

— Paulette Simone (@PSHowISeeIt) June 20, 2019

I have to say, the Today Show editing of their 25 years of …something is a master class in the removal of Matt Lauer. I actually forgot he was part of the show.

— Beth B. (@BethBinDC) June 20, 2019

Where In The World Is Matt Lauer? Is he the reason for the added security? #MattsSexDungeon https://t.co/ktvfNMsUAR

— Bill Garrett (@agolfcourse) June 20, 2019

To all the ppl outraged that Matt Lauer wasn’t in the montage: pic.twitter.com/rFt6lfurAz

— AK47_80 (@AK47_80) June 20, 2019

Of course, he’s not the only anchor conspicuously missing from the montage. Ann Curry, whom Lauer infamously pulled strings to fire, was also nowhere to be seen.