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"The rivalry between Today and Good Morning America is so contentious, NBC&amp;apos;s Ann Curry was forbidden to publicly reach out to ABC&amp;apos;s Robin Roberts after the 52-year-old was diagnosed with bone marrow disease in June 2012.\r\nIn a New York magazine cover story, reporter Joe Hagan writes extensively about Curry&amp;apos;s abrupt exit from the morning talk show -- and the immediate fallout the peacock network suffered as a result. When producers began to phase the 55-year-old TV journalist out in the spring, tensions reached an all-time high.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;Ann Curry was gone but not gone, which created a situation of spectacular awkwardness,&amp;quot; Hagan writes. &amp;quot;Any trust that had existed between Curry and Today was shattered. When Robin Roberts left Good Morning America a month later to get treatment for MDS, Curry asked NBC if she could tweet a note of sympathy for the ABC co-host. NBC said no, afraid she was trying to aid the enemy.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nCurry, who succeeded co-anchor Meredith Vieira, has remained silent about the situation since her departure in June 2012. Matt Lauer, meanwhile, has taken the brunt of the blame for Curry&amp;apos;s dismissal.\r\nMaking matters more complicated, Hagan explains, is that Lauer had been in talks with ABC to develop a new daytime talk show with his former co-anchor Katie Couric. The 55-year-old had even spoken with Bob Iger, the CEO of Disney, about the possible move. ABC executives were charmed by Lauer and excited about a potential partnership, but according to Hagan, the father of three &amp;quot;surprised them all by calling and saying thanks but no thanks.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nLauer extended his Today contract for a reported $25 million per year; he says he stayed on the show because he &amp;quot;cared about the show and staff.&amp;quot; Though the show&amp;apos;s ratings took a hit -- and Good Morning America&amp;apos;s soared -- Lauer believes Today will bounce back: &amp;quot;I&amp;apos;m confident that the show we&amp;apos;re doing today is the one that will allow us to dig ourselves out of the hole.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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