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Man Arrested After Entering Unauthorized Area Near TODAY Studio and Shouting at Anchor
New York City police arrested Andrew Truelove on the morning of July 16 after he entered a restricted area near the TODAY show studio at Rockefeller Plaza and shouted a racial slur at co-anchor Craig Melvin. No weapons were found and no one was injured. The TODAY show is cooperating with investigators and reviewing security.
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New York City police arrested a man on the morning of July 16 after he entered an unauthorized area near the TODAY show studio at Rockefeller Plaza and shouted a racial slur at co-anchor Craig Melvin, @NBCNews reported. The man, identified as Andrew Truelove, approached Melvin in a vestibule near Studio 1A. Melvin alerted security, according to a statement from the TODAY show.
Officers detained Truelove and took him into custody without further incident. No altercation occurred and no one was injured, the statement said. A preliminary search found no weapons on Truelove, a separate official said.
Truelove, born in 1985, has a criminal history and several cases pending before New York courts, three officials briefed on the matter said. The TODAY show said it is cooperating fully with law enforcement. NBC and TODAY take the safety and security of employees, talent, staff and guests extremely seriously and are reviewing the incident along with security protocols, the statement added.
Melvin, 47, joined the TODAY show in 2018 and was named co-anchor last year.
