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A man was detained Thursday after allegedly slipping past security at NBC’s Today show studios in New York while looking for Al Roker, TMZ reported.
After failing to find Roker, he reportedly lunged at co-host Craig Melvin and shouted a racial slur before security detained him.
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No one was injured, and the hosts returned to the air shortly afterward.
TODAY — Pictured: Carson Daly, Craig Melvin, Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb and Al Roker on Thursday, February 13, 2020 — (Photo by: Nathan Congleton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank)
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Savannah Guthrie hugs Carson Daly as she returns to the “Today” show after her mother’s disappearance two month’s ago. (Elder Ordonez/INSTARimages)
Fox News Digital has reached out to NBC Universal for comment on the incident.