Unfortunately, our favorite newsman is at the heart of a much more serious story this week, as allegations that he lied about being shot down in helicopter while covering the Iraq War in 2003 have led to demands that Williams be suspended or even fired.
Williams had told the heroic tale on several occasions over the past 12 years, each time recalling the events in exactly the same fashion.
When he shared the story during his January 30 broadcast, however, several soldiers who were on the scene that day cried foul, forcing Williams to apologize and admit that he had "misremembered" the events in question.
Now, more stories of Williams heroism in the line of duty are being questioned, and the future of the revered journalists' career is suddenly in doubt.
Critics of Williams are now questioning his claims that he contracted dysentery and watched dead bodies float past his hotel while covering Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
The New York Post claims Williams stayed in an area of the city that was not affected by flooding and that doctors tell them not a single case of dysentery was reported during Katrina.
The Post also claims that former Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw is calling for Williams' head, reportedly telling sources that he is "extremely uncomfortable" with Williams lies and that "a lesser producer or journalist would have been immediately fired for a false report."
This is not the first scandal that's threatened the integrity of NBC News in recent months. Back in October, the network's chief medical expert Dr. Nancy Snyderman violated her Ebola quarantine after returning from Africa.
Snyderman was also forced to apologize, but she has not yet been disciplined by NBC.
Stephen Collins gained fame for playing the Reverend Eric Camden on wholesome family series 7th Heaven. In real life, Collins has been accused of molesting several children, and has confessed to at least one sexual assault.
Is Bruce Jenner transitioning into presenting as a woman? We don't know. But what we DO know that he's newly single and he's been rocking some unusual looks lately.
Iggy Azalea dominated hip hop in 2014. Unfortunately, greatness breeds hateness, and the Aussie emcee feuded with everyone from stoned elder statesman Snoop Dogg to temperamental upstart Azealia Banks.
The American Pie star cracked an insensistive joke about the Malaysia Airlines tragedies on Twitter. This was also the year that he talked about peeing on Chelsea Handler and having sex with a hooker while his wife watched.
Sarah Hyland broke things off with longtime boyfriend Matthew Prokop and went public with some shocking abuse allegations. She has since received a restraining order against Prokop.
The Giudices have always had issues, but apparently they're financial problems were worse than anyone realized. Joe and Teresa were found guilty of lying to the government and creditors while filing for bankruptcy. As a result they were sentenced to 41 months and 15 months in prison, respectively.
A photo of a then-13-year-old Willow Smith lying in bed with a shirtless, 20-year-old Moises Arias drew criticism for obvious reasons. it was even reported that the Smiths were investigated by Child Protective Services.
It's not so much the fact that former NFL player Baskett cheated on his reality star wife that caught our attention in 2014. Instead, it was whom he cheated with. Baskett was reportedly involved in an affair with transsexual model Ava London, and Ava happily spilled ALL of the details.
Solange Knowles assaulted Jay Z in an elevator after the 2014 Met Gala. We still don't know for sure what set her off, but it certainly helps put your own in-law drama in perspective, eh?
A goofy Seth Rogen-James Franco became the unexpected catalyst for an international incident when a group of North Korean cyber-terrorists decided to exact revenge on Sony for producking a film that mocked their Supreme Leader. Following threats of violence and damaging information leaks, Sony agreed to pull The Interview from theaters.
"Mama June" Shannon was accused of sleeping with the man convicted of molesting her eldest daughter. June denies it, of course. We don't believe her, but we're grateful that she turned down the porn offer she received from Vivid Entertainment.
It all started when comedian Hannibal Buress referenced Cosby's sordid sexual past during a standup performance. After that, dozens of women stepped forward to accuse Cosby of sexual misconduct. The legendary comic has mostly remained silent on the matter, but he's already been convicted in the court of public opinion.
Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott had the year's most uncomfortable realoty show with True Tori. But the question remains: was the drama over Dean's affair scripted?
Rapper Tyga and reality star Kylie Jenner are rumored to be in a relationship. Which would be fine, were it not for the fact that he's 25 and she's 17.
The End.
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