‘Today’ Show Star Beefs Up Security After On-Set Scare
The Daily Beast • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Savannah Guthrie has increased her security after a racist intruder, Andrew Truelove, breached NBC’s studios targeting weatherman Al Roker and co-anchor Craig Melvin with racial slurs and aggression.
- The incident follows a traumatic year for Guthrie, who faced the violent abduction of her 84-year-old mother in February, leading to a two-month hiatus from the Today show.
- Truelove was arrested and charged with multiple hate crime offenses and is being held on $20,000 bail, with a protective order preventing contact with Roker and Melvin.
- NBC dismissed a security guard for failing to prevent Truelove’s entry and has since enhanced security protocols, requiring guests to arrive earlier and undergo stricter vetting.
- Guthrie recently announced a leave of absence from Today to film a pilot for the NBC adaptation of the Wordle game, allowing her some respite from recent stressful events.
