FIRED- but not without a FIGHT! #AnnCurry shows up to work on 'The Today Show', despite PINK SLIPPED!

News the 'Today Show' co-host Ann Curry was to be replaced spread the media outlets like wildfire.  But obviously, Curry didn't get that memo.  She appeared alongside Matt Lauer as if she had not been given her walking papers.

Reports surfaced late Wednesday that Curry, who took over the anchor chair June 9, 2011, would be removed from her spot as Matt Lauer's cohost before the network's Olympic coverage begins next month.

But on Thursday morning, rather than calling in sick or skipping work, she was back next to Lauer as though nothing was awry.
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The New York Times reported that NBC executives were preparing for Curry not to show up on Thursday.

On Wednesday it was reported she would be gone from her role before the Summer Olympics begin July 27. NBC has the rights to air the Olympics and the whole show will be anchored from London.
On Wednesday, Today show producers contacted Hoda Kotb, who co-hosts the fourth hour of the program, and told her to be ready to go on the air at 7am.

Curry obviously is not going down without a fight. She has been blamed for the ratings decline. Part of the problem is that there isn't the same type of chemistry that Lauer had with Katie Couric or Meredith Vieira.

Looks like they are going to have to drag her out kicking and screaming or throw a substantial amount of money in that direction to make the 'problem' go away.



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