article_snippet.sent: Brian Williams was publicly suspended with no pay for six months after it emerged that Brian Williams repeatedly told a self-aggrandizing, false story about being aboard a military helicopter hit by an RPG over Iraq.
article_snippet.sent: Brian Williams is currently halfway through Brian Williams six-month suspension from Brian Williams roles as anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News.
article_snippet.sent: Brian Williams was replaced by Lester Holt, who has kept ratings relatively steady.
article_snippet.sent: It is unclear whether NBC will put Brian Williams back in the top slot when the suspension ends, or look for a way to get rid of Brian Williams.
article_snippet.sent: Brian Williams has reportedly been banned from speaking publicly about the investigation, or defending Brian Williams against any new claims.
article_snippet.sent: Industry analysts have said the NBC report is likely to prove significant as the network wrangles over what to ultimately do with Williams, whose contract kept Brian Williams anchoring the Nightly News through 2019.
article_snippet.sent: A decision about Brian Williams's fate is still 'weeks away' according to CNN.