Matt Lauer -- Pulling a Britney with Thijs?

31. What a lazy a-hole, taking such a senseless risk. The law is stupid too, accidents happen...hired car or not.

Posted at 1:29AM on Dec 11th 2007 by Me

32. I am happy to see that you at least took the time to find out somr facts before you posted the story

Posted at 2:51AM on Dec 11th 2007 by Janice

33. Who cares what they're doing. I just can't get over the kids awful name. What the f--- is Thijs? They could have at least named him something people can pronounce. He's going to grow up hating the name.

Posted at 8:16AM on Dec 11th 2007 by Sophie789

34. So unsafe, so hypocritical, such a big SUV. He points fingers at Brit when he should be pointing at himself. You should know better than diving with babies on you lap.

Matt, get out of your SUVs and private jets. Buy a baby carseat with your "carbon credits."

Phony Global Warming person and phony good father. Notice that he hops into a huge SUV, yet he spouts Global Warming!!!!.

Every year for years, he's been circling the earth in private jets, expelling tons of CO2 in a massive carbon footprint in his silly segment "Where in the World is Matt Lauer?" for the Today Show? Katie: "Where are you NOW, Matt?" Matt: "Hi Katie, I'm on the North Pole, but tomorrow I'll be at the South Pole, then I'm off to....."

He's is using enough energy for a whole city of people, every time he hops on a private jet. So off course he drives around in a big SUV too.

I sincerely doubt that this incident will be reported on The Today Show like it was with Britney. NBC had the Britney episode plastered ALL over it. Day and night.

Posted at 12:43PM on Dec 11th 2007 by t

35. His name is pronounced Tice

Posted at 2:10PM on Dec 11th 2007 by Brooke

36. Sensational BS for TMZ to get lookers. Find him doing something improper. No, you go for the headline with no substance. You TMZ people get paychecks. Why don't you purchase lives?

Posted at 2:19PM on Dec 11th 2007 by Bubba'sBetter

37. what a self rightious a---hole knocking moron britney and he does the same after that prove every kind of celebrity are idiots

Posted at 2:27PM on Dec 11th 2007 by nelson

38. It's called hypocrisy Matt, "do as I say not as I do". You were called a cheeze ass, I like that but let me modify that to a "cheeze ass hypocritical wimp" also called a "girley man". Does your mommy still tie you shoes?

Posted at 2:35PM on Dec 11th 2007 by Fred 1009

39. Someone said that maybe he was just trying to get away from all the paps.

There was ONE camera and ONE guy. Thanks to TMZ we have been made aware of his parenting technique with his baby in cars.

And like someone else pointed out, Matt is SO good with "gotcha" pressuring in front of international camera broadcasting, but this ONE time he can't deal with it himself. And he does need to be asked questions about this--ON CAMERA.

Posted at 2:43PM on Dec 11th 2007 by t

40. So why is this being reported on???????????

Posted at 2:46PM on Dec 11th 2007 by Ralphie

41. Katie C: What? Jealous?

Posted at 2:47PM on Dec 11th 2007 by Ralphie

42. I can't believe that TMZ actually could pause for a moment in its relentless pursuit of all things Britney to show that other people, presumably with normal intelligence, can also do stupid things with their children and make mistakes. I don't care what the "law" is in NY, children are supposed to be in carseats. In the case of an accident they become living projectiles and you cannot hold onto them no matter what you may think you are capable of. Here in GA we have this ridiculous "technicality" that you do not have to wear seatbelts if you are in a truck. All the hunters and "good old boys" don't want that changed, so the legislature is loath to do anything about that. Now we are at risk of losing federal highway funds because of it. Still, if you have a child riding in a truck the child must be in a carseat.

When I was in college it was before the days of carseats for children and infants. The sister of a woman I knew was taking her sick 2 month old infant to the doctor and had her lying on a pillow in the front passenger seat. She was in a small accident; the baby hit the dashboard and was killed instantly. That is why there are laws about carseats - for celebrities, too.

Posted at 2:48PM on Dec 11th 2007 by Maggie

43. Way to blow things out of proportion. It says that is legal for a child not to ride in a carseat or booster seat in a limo or taxi. Matt was in a limo or taxi and NOT driving. Also, the video is inconclusive, and there could've been a seat next to him. Still, TMZ being a piece of trash tab that wants to ruin celebs. I wonder what all the people with kids do when they call cabs. Not everybody can carry a car seat with them everywhere they go. You don't see people harping on them about being bad parents. You people need to get a grip and get your nose out of other peoples' business. Idiots!

Posted at 2:49PM on Dec 11th 2007 by Crys

44. Must have really been a slow news day.Really slow.

Posted at 2:49PM on Dec 11th 2007 by dean

45. *'DO AS I SAY; NOT AS I DO!' All wealthy celebrities *PLEDGE they're exempt from moral conscience & common sense unwritten laws that all of our society needs. NEW PLEDGE: 'Play fair and live with all peaceably and/or walk the talk; Don't preach! Teach!'

Posted at 2:51PM on Dec 11th 2007 by Cire