Overview
- During the Oct. 21 “Ask Me Anything,” he said he once reported a recalled brand had “killed, like, eight people” when it had only made eight people sick.
- He said the mistake happened years earlier while he was anchoring weekend editions of the program.
- Savannah Guthrie, Carson Daly and guest Andy Cohen joined the segment, with Daly recalling his “Leonardo DiCrapio” teleprompter slip and Guthrie revisiting a tense Khloé Kardashian interview.
- Multiple outlets reported the segment after it aired, and no new legal action or correction has been noted.
- Coverage also recapped Melvin’s career, including joining Today in 2018 and becoming co-anchor in January, as well as his reflections on interviewing Michael Jordan and covering the Charleston church shooting.