Following sharp criticism, Geraldo Rivera is apologizing for defending Matt Lauer with comments that appeared to minimize the problem of sexual harassment and assault in the workplace. In a thread Wednesday afternoon, Rivera called Lauer a “great guy, highly skilled & empathetic w guests & a real gentleman to my family & me.” Rivera complained that “news is a flirty business & it seems like current epidemic of #SexHarassmentAllegations may be criminalizing courtship & conflating it w predation.