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NEW YORK — The "Today" show is upping its on-set information aft an intruder accosted co-host Craig Melvin successful a vestibule, hurling a group slur and landing himself successful jailhouse facing dislike crime charges, according to a caller report.
"We wanted to scope retired pinch an important update regarding workplace entree for ‘Today’ interviews," sounds an excerpt from an email show unit sent to Hollywood PR firms, first published by Variety. "In ray of nan caller events past week, we are implementing stricter information protocols effective immediately."
The superior alteration is that guests tin now beryllium accompanied by only 2 group — whether they beryllium stylists, spokespersons, societal media aides aliases different "support personnel," according to nan report.
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A man resembling nan fishy successful nan group onslaught connected "Today" co-host Craig Melvin appears successful nan inheritance of nan show connected nan greeting of nan July 16, 2026, onslaught astatine Rockefeller Center successful New York. ('Today'/NBC)
"We’ll defer to you connected who those 2 individuals should be, but location will be no exceptions aliases further unit permitted successful nan studio during nan interview," nan connection continued. Additional staffers would beryllium asked to stay successful nan greenish room, extracurricular of nan studio.
The study comes a week aft Andrew Truelove, a 41-year-old Virginia native, allegedly snuck successful down personification going done a information gross starring into a restricted area of nan NBC workplace astatine Rockefeller Center. He was allegedly hunting for Al Roker and recovered Melvin alternatively — past allegedly screamed a group slur astatine him conscionable earlier 9 a.m., according to metropolis police.
No 1 was physically hurt, nan show said successful a statement, but nan security lapse reportedly costs 1 defender his job.
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Andrew Truelove was arrested aft allegedly entering NBC’s Rockefeller Center studios during a unrecorded broadcast of nan Today show and shouting racist slurs astatine co-host Craig Melvin. Authorities initially said he was looking for Al Roker. Security unit quickly intervened and constabulary took him into custody. (Kevin C. Downs/Redux)
"NBC and 'Today' return nan information and information of our employees, talent, unit and guests highly seriously," nan show's connection continued. "We are reviewing nan incident and our information protocols and stay committed to providing a safe and unafraid situation for everyone who useful astatine and visits our studios."
"Today" show clips from that greeting show Truelove loitered extracurricular nan ground-floor studio's model for astatine slightest a half-hour, appearing successful aggregate shots betwixt 8:03 .m. and 8:34, erstwhile actress Anne Hathaway was connected group to talk her domiciled successful nan latest adaption of "The Odyssey."
The incident comes conscionable six months aft different "Today" co-host's mother was nan unfortunate successful a location penetration abduction from her location successful Tucson. Savannah Guthrie's mother Nancy remains unaccounted for, and nary suspects person been publically identified.
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Craig Melvin astatine nan unrecorded capacity of Megan Moroney connected nan Today Plaza arsenic portion of nan Citi Concert Series connected NBC's Today Show connected July 10, 2026 successful New York City. (Dinara Khairova/Sipa USA)
Truelove, nan man accused of dislike crime burglary and menacing successful nan Melvin attack, had felony convictions successful his location authorities and much than a twelve pending charges successful New York earlier nan incident. He is presently being held astatine a New York City jailhouse connected $10,000 bail.
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Truelove pleaded not blameworthy astatine his arraignment past week and his lawyers waived an quality astatine a follow-up proceeding Wednesday. He's owed backmost successful tribunal connected Aug. 5.
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In October 2007, Truelove was accused of trying to abduct an 8-year-old from a schoolhouse successful Norfolk, Virginia. He was convicted astatine proceedings and sentenced to 10 years successful prison, of which six were suspended, followed by 10 years connected probation, tribunal records show.
A psychiatrist testified he had symptoms of bipolar upset and had stopped taking medications earlier nan incident because they made him summation weight, according to The Virginian-Pilot.
Other charges successful Virginia included trespassing, making explosive threats, demolition of spot and repeated probation violations.
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In 2014, he was arrested connected charges of stealing signs from memorials dedicated to nan Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims.
And successful 2023, aft getting disconnected of probation, he near Virginia for Southern California, wherever he was profiled successful nan Los Angeles Times successful a lengthy communicative connected his conflict pinch homelessness.
