Matt Lauer Rape Accuser Brooke Nevils Attempted Suicide, Was Hospitalized (21 Times): Book Brooke Nevils accused Matt Lauer of raping her in a hotel room in 2014 : Brooke Nevils says the decision to come forward about allegedly by ousted Today anchor Matt Lauer took an emotional and physical toll. In book (out now) , Nevils reveals that she’s suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder since filing the complaint that led to Lauer’s in November 2017. “Over the past two years, Nevils had attempted suicide,” writes Farrow, 31. “She’s been hospitalized for post-traumatic stress disorder, descended into heavy drinking, pulled herself back.” Nevils, 35, also experienced extreme weight loss from the stress, according to the book. “She’d lost fourteen pounds,” Farrow writes. “And gone to doctors twenty- one times in a single-month period.” While Nevils doesn’t regret her decision to speak out, it didn’t come without consequences. “I’ve los...