The former Today show staff member who recently came out about an alleged in-office affair with Matt Lauer 17 years ago says she wants to empower others who find themselves in a similar situation to make better decisions. After revealing her story in a piece published Thursday by Variety, Addie Zinone (née Collins) appeared on Megyn Kelly?s hour of the Today show Monday to speak about the month-long relationship she says began with Lauer in June 2000 when she was working as a 24-year-old production assistant on the NBC morning show.