Two months after Brian Williams was suspended from NBC Nightly News for embellishing a story about a supposedly harrowing experience while on assignment in Iraq, we are learning more details about the scandal that is still dogging him. Once insiders realized Williams seemed to have a difficult time keeping his details straight, it did not take long at all for a series of lies to be uncovered. Apparently, the fallen anchor at first thought things would either disappear or quickly blow over -- he was not expecting to be even temporarily out of a job. According to an explosive new inside story by Vanity Fair, once he realized his lies had caught up with him, rather than just own it Williams at first contemplated whether or not he could have a brain tumor.
"[He said,] 'Did something happen to [my] head? Maybe I had a brain tumor, or something in my head,' a source told the magazine in its upcoming piece. 'He just didn't know. We just didn't know. We had no clear sense what had happened. We got the best [apology] we could get.' In the aftermath of the scandal, people at NBC News have repeatedly cited Williams's penchant for bureaucratic infighting and his limited interest in 'heavy' news." explained the report.
The lies do not start and stop with this one story, either. An internal investigation has reportedly proven that Williams has had a bad habit of exaggerating and inflating his reporting to make himself an active participant in the news that he is reporting on. We told you yesterday, April 6, that while Andy Lack returned as NBC News chief with the idea of trying to bring Williams back to the evening news, it is looking less likely.
Do you think that he should be given a chance to redeem himself in the anchor seat, or are Williams's days at NBC over? Tell us your thoughts in the comments section below.
