Al Roker Reads Ryan Lochte Just as He Deserves

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Al Roker Reads Ryan Lochte Just as He Deserves
By now Speedo isn't even impressed with Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte, who lied to police about being robbed.
 Elizabeth Daley
          
          Aug 22, 2016
          
        
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Things are not looking good for U.S. Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte, who lied about being attacked at gunpoint in Rio during the just-ended Summer Games. Speedo has pulled its endorsement contract with the swimmer, and Lochte has made some powerful enemies, including the entire country of Brazil and newscaster Al Roker, who was very clear about his feelings, confronting Lochte defender Billy Bush on-air. 
Oddly, the two men are wearing very similar shirts.
Watch Roker win the reading Olympics.

        
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Al Roker Reads Ryan Lochte Just as He Deserves

By now Speedo isn't even impressed with Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte, who lied to police about being robbed.

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When a longtime friend’s transphobia turned personal, writer Vic Brooks was forced to confront the monster across the table and the one staring back from the mirror.

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The shooter's history includes a Nazi tattoo and amplifying far-right conspiracy theories online.

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The gold medalist is addressing fans who say her boyfriend was "stealing her moment" when he proposed.

Guillaume Cizeron and his ice dancing partner Laurence Fournier Beaudry have been mired in controversy since the start of the Milano Cortina Olympics.

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The protest, organized by the Gender Liberation Movement, took place Tuesday at Health and Human Services headquarters.