Matt Lauer's wife leaves their home amid sex harassment scandal

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

Matt Lauer’s long-suffering wife Annette Roque has fled their home and is rumored to have headed back to her native Netherlands amid his sex harassment scandal.

Multiple sources tell Page Six that Dutch-born former model Annette — Lauer’s wife of 20 years — was last seen at their Hamptons home on Wednesday, the day Lauer’s firing was announced.

One Hamptons source told Page Six, “Annette has taken their two younger kids out of school and is believed to have left the US and gone to her family in her native country.” It is believed her mother lives near Amsterdam.

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[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Can't blame her. I'd dump him too.

I hope she gets a boatload of alimony.

[NastyRiffraff]

2. I'm sorry for her

It's never easy to leave your home with your kids. I don't know how much she knew before this and I know nothing about her, but nobody deserves a husband like Lauer.

[smirkymonkey]

3. I'm only amazed she managed to put up with him for 20 years.

I hope she gets a good settlement. I am sure she will eventually be grateful that she is back in the Netherlands with her children.

[TexasBushwhacker]

5. She filed for divorce 10 years ago

She was pregnant with their 3rd child. He talked her into staying "for the kids". I was expecting this.

[LisaL]

8. The thing is, both father and mother are supposed to be able to participate in upbringing of the

children, no?
So how is taking children to a different country works?

[alarimer]

9. Unless of course they are better off without him.

He sounds like a piece of shit who should be a parent to no one. Fuck him and his "rights".

[smirkymonkey]

11. Agreed. He is probably more of a detriment to his children than a good

influence. They are better off without him. Obviously, his family hasn't been his priority over the past 20 years.

[smirkymonkey]

12. See below.

[shenmue]

4. Yay

[dawnie51]

6. She wanted out years ago.....

but he managed to quell the divorce. They have lived separately since. She is a lovely woman, but in pictures of her, she always appeared sad and glum. She was obviously unhappy. I hope she in able to get kids and herself in a good place now that Lauer has been exposed for the turd he is.

[greatauntoftriplets]

7. Good for her.

I would think that the public humiliation would be too much. I would have left him years ago, but I suppose that she liked the lifestyle.

[58Sunliner]

10. She filed for divorce citing cruelty, probably stayed for the kids because he would sue for custody.

Now she should lawyer up and get every dime possible. I feel sorry for her because he probably made explicit threats. It would not surprise me if he raped her.

[demmiblue]

13. Good decision. n/t