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"What&amp;apos;s happening in Matt Lauer&amp;apos;s neck of the woods on the set of TODAY?  Eight months after Ann Curry&amp;apos;s messy departure, the NBC morning show struggles to regroup and tweak its format.\r\nFollowing Curry&amp;apos;s June 28 exit, NBC executives hand-picked three female producers to oversee the show and hopefully fix its ratings problem. Lauer, who makes a reported $25 million a year on the show, quickly nixed the plan, one source tells the new issue of Us Weekly, on stands Friday.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;He told a senior staffer the idea of these women running the show reminded him of Lilith Fair.&amp;quot; (A show rep denies that Lauer made the comment.)\r\n\r\nPHOTOS: Bitter celebrity feuds\r\nMore recently, Lauer &amp;quot;flipped out&amp;quot; over New York magazine&amp;apos;s cover story -- which claimed the fallout was &amp;quot;so personal&amp;quot; between Lauer and Curry --  another source reveals. Writer Joe Hagan&amp;apos;s story also claimed that Curry was forbidden from reaching out to Good Morning America&amp;apos;s Robin Roberts as she fought a rare blood disorder, among other things.\r\n\r\nFor much more on the tough times at TODAY -- what Lauer&amp;apos;s ultimate role in Curry&amp;apos;s ouster was, and his future plans -- pick up the new Us Weekly, on stands Friday."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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