NBC News fires security guard over ‘Today’ show fiasco where intruder confronted Craig Melvin with racial slur
Celebrity News NBC News fires security guard over ‘Today’ show fiasco where intruder confronted Craig Melvin with racial slur By Antoinette Bueno and Oli Coleman Published July 16, 2026, 10:10 p.m. Add Page Six on Google NBC News has fired a security guard who allegedly allowed a crazed man to get into the “Today” show, Page Six has learned. An intruder looking for Al Roker was arrested after breaking into the “Today” show studio and confronting Craig Melvin on Thursday morning.
- ▪Celebrity News NBC News fires security guard over ‘Today’ show fiasco where intruder confronted Craig Melvin with racial slur By Antoinette Bueno and Oli Coleman Published July 16, 2026, 10:10 p.m.
- ▪Add Page Six on Google NBC News has fired a security guard who allegedly allowed a crazed man to get into the “Today” show, Page Six has learned.
- ▪An intruder looking for Al Roker was arrested after breaking into the “Today” show studio and confronting Craig Melvin on Thursday morning.
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