Billy Bush Accuses Former ‘Today’ Co-Worker Al Roker of Being ‘Territorial’ & ‘Mean’
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Billy Bush is looking back at his time working alongside Al Roker on Today, and he doesn’t seem to have […]
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Por Just Jared | 18/06/2026
Getty Billy Bush is looking back at his time working alongside Al Roker on Today , and he doesn’t seem to have many fond memories. Billy , 54, joined Today in May 2016 as a co-host for the third hour of the NBC morning show, hosting alongside the 71-year-old weatherman. Billy was fired from Today months later in October when a video of a lewd conversation he had with now-President Donald Tump in a hot mic moment surfaced online. During a recent appearance on The Nerve with Maureen Callahan , Billy claimed that Al was “mean” and “territorial.” “There’s something about me in particular, forever, that was like [he] likes me but fears me, didn’t want me anywhere near,” Billy said. “The way I describe Al is three words: territorial, vindictive, and chronically unprepared.” “I took [my job] very seriously, I prepared for every guest. I knew everything, I was well researched. I would get into a rhythm and Al would get jealous,” Billy alleged. “He’s territorial.” He went on to claim that Al would interject after he asked a guest multiple “questions in a row,” adding that he felt unwelcomed by Al . “There was this general feeling they don’t want you there,” Billy said. “When I got the gig, the bosses did the thing, they thought I was going to be great for the third hour. But the territorial talent, especially the men — Matt Lauer , Al Roker — definitely did not want me there. You could feel it on their skin. I could feel it in the room with them.” At one point during his short tenure on Today , Billy claimed that Al was liking social media posts that described him as a “white-splaining racist.” “I was on the air with him every day,” he recalled. “And so I’m like, ‘Oh, my god, I’m here. I’m new. I’m the new guy. And this dude’s liking tweets from people that are calling me things that are career-ending and awful and not f–king true.'” Billy claimed that he brought the issue up to producers, but they allegedly didn’t do anything because “ Al had been there forever.” “People don’t know how mean he was. He’s mean,” Billy said of Al . “He’s mean. He’s a mean person. When you say rageful and all that, it’s mean. There is rage in there. There’s jealousy. And I talk about vindictiveness, but he’s mean.” If you didn’t see, another former Today journalist described Al as one of the “meanest” celebrities she’s ever met. The post Billy Bush Accuses Former ‘Today’ Co-Worker Al Roker of Being ‘Territorial’ & ‘Mean’ appeared first on Just Jared - Celebrity News and Gossip | Entertainment .