Matt Lauer -- Pulling a Britney with Thijs?

He gave Britney Spears a hard time for driving with her son in her lap -- but Matt Lauer did something similar this weekend in New York, though he wasn't breaking the law.


TMZ cameras caught Lauer with wife Annette and son Thijs outside the Marc Jacobs store in SoHo on Saturday, with Lauer holding his son on his lap as his SUV took off. No car seat in sight.

Back in June of 2006, Lauer quizzed Britney in that infamous "Today" sit-down, and asked her why should would ever drive with her son in her lap -- pointing out how much negative press she got from the incident.

Britney Spears: Click to watchFor the record, unlike Brit, Lauer was in the backseat with his child and not behind the wheel. According to New York's Taxi & Limousine Commission, the child does not have to have a car seat because hired cars are exempt.

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1. What is the kids name?!?

Posted at 3:12PM on Dec 10th 2007 by Casey

2. Oh so what. That bitch wife of his threatened to leave him after the first born. She proceeds to have 2 more kids. She has Matt wrapped now. She is such a freak, so jealous of any woman Matt looks at. Big mistake marrying that POS Matt...BIG MISTAKE.

Posted at 3:16PM on Dec 10th 2007 by Katie C.

3. what a jerk -off. that is so messed up, I hope the press rips him one for this.. nah he is not britney spears. maybe it will just go away quietly like all the other celebs in bad positions with the kids... we only will judge Britney's mishaps..

Posted at 3:18PM on Dec 10th 2007 by pearl

4. I do believe his name is pronounced (Thee-is) Thijs

Posted at 3:19PM on Dec 10th 2007 by Kris

5. People should really let him have it ,or better yet social services should be called on this man. Everyone needs to be accountable for there own actions. What would had happen if they were in a car crash.

Posted at 4:48PM on Dec 11th 2007 by d

6. 'he wasn't breaking the law.'-- Actually, in NYS it is required for all children under the age of 5 years to be in a car seat/booster seat...Who knows...maybe the baby seat is in the 3rd row of the Suburban & they just wanted to get the hell off the street & into the car..
It's not like he's DRIVING with the kid on his lap

Posted at 3:23PM on Dec 10th 2007 by Shlee

7. I believe the correct pronunciation is TICE

Posted at 3:24PM on Dec 10th 2007 by Shlee

8. Why isnt anyone screaming about not putting the CHILD IN A CAR SEAT.???? It cracks me up how some CELEBRITIES can do things and no one says anything..but others do it..and it's all about calling the COPS, THE COMMISH, THE MEDIA...can we say DOUBLE STANDARDS !!!!!!!

Posted at 3:25PM on Dec 10th 2007 by BLINKING !!

9. How do you pronounce that name? THIS? Is the J silent? Weirdo's!

Posted at 3:35PM on Dec 10th 2007 by WhereAndWhen

10. THIS GUY IS A "marvey milk toast"..............He just likes saying, "My wife is Dutch!" (That's where all the strange names come from.) WHO CARES !?!

Posted at 3:35PM on Dec 10th 2007 by noitall

11. so.....let me guess.....hired cars are idestructable??? i mean, my friend died in the backseat of a car just like that after she went crashing through the windshield from not wearing a seat belt. i would hate to see what would happen to a baby!!! good job matt......way to contradict yourself. i woud LOVE to interview him.

Posted at 3:47PM on Dec 10th 2007 by his fav brunette

12. This video doesn't show much, it just imply's a lot. There very well could have been a car seat next to where Matt was sitting and he probably was about to put his son in the seat, but TMZ didn't show that part.

Posted at 3:56PM on Dec 10th 2007 by kay

13. I don't like this anchor guy Lauer or the other anchor guy Charlie Gibson..

Posted at 4:04PM on Dec 10th 2007 by Sam

14. His wife is Scandinavian, I think, hence the unusual sounding (to American ears) name.

The kid would be tossed about just as much if a hired car was in an accident. I don't see what the difference is between your own car and a hired car. Matt should know better. He doesn't seem like he's as much of an idiot as Britney. But I guess he's just a himbo.

Posted at 4:17PM on Dec 10th 2007 by idiotdogbrain

15. It's not like he's DRIVING with the kid on his lap

Posted at 3:23PM on Dec 10th 2007 by Shlee

WTF Are you kidding !! who cares he is breaking the law and putting his kid in danger not having him in a car seat whether he is driving or not...that's why we have laws !!! to protect our kids...

Posted at 4:37PM on Dec 10th 2007 by Anonymous

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