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Craig Melvin Takes Break After Studio Incident | Entertainment and Celebrity News

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Craig Melvin is taking a planned break from Today—stepping away for all of next week and part of the following one—after a shocking security incident where an intruder breached the studio, shouted racial slurs at him, and demanded Al Roker before being swiftly arrested. Thankfully, no one was hurt. NBC is reviewing security measures in response. Meanwhile, Savannah Guthrie is also taking time off to film the upcoming game show Wordle. Melvin will return to the show after his scheduled absence. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/99dece284058ac10

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