Yesterday, we told you about the upcoming unauthorized bio-slash-hatchet job on Katie Couric (written by professional mudslinger, Ed Klein) that claims she and her former Today show colleagues weren’t exactly sitting around, braiding each other’s hair when the cameras were off. In fact, Klein goes so far as to suggest that relations between Couric and Lauer were decidedly unfriendly, and claims Lauer even threatened to quit Today if Katie’s $65 million contract were renewed.

Naturally, we were taking all of this with a grain of salt (seeing as Klein has about as much credibility as Joe Isuzu*) until we came across this interview Matt Lauer gave to Good Housekeeping magazine, in which he admits to being a “cheesy dad,” a point he illustrates by sharing the following cheddar-laced anecdote.

“Every night at 6:30,” admits Lauer, “my entire family sits down for dinner together. It’s definitely the best part of my day.”

Aw, he’s right, that is kind of cheesy! In a wholesome, loving, family man sort of—wait a sec! Isn’t 6:30 the exact same time that Lauer’s former Today co-anchor (whom, Lauer insists, is still “an extremely close friend”) sits down to anchor the CBS Evening News? And isn’t it sort of bizarre that Lauer just happened to schedule his boring family dinners to precisely coincide with Katie’s half-hour nightly news broadcast?

Could it be that this is all just one big coincidence? Probably! Although we’re sure our old pal Ed Klein might respectfully disagree…

*Remember? That guy from the commercials who lied a lot? Oh, never mind.

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