Matt Lauer is telling friends he’s capable of bouncing back after his explosive sex assault scandal and TODAY Show firing, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.<br /><br />Sources reveal the disgraced host is planning on moving to Hollywood and becoming a movie producer! “Matt has been a real whiz with his money and sees a clear opportunity to leave broadcast news behind and develop his chops as a producer and film financier," dishes the informant. "He wants to start by funding documentaries."<br /><br />Lauer, 60, is said to have gotten the idea from Katie Couric, who’s had success in the documentary world since leaving morning TV.<br /><br />PHOTOS: Matt Lauer All Over Mystery Woman — Right Under His Wife’s Nose!</a><br /><br />"After Matt got fired he started asking around about how he could actually pull this off," the insider reveals to Radar.<br /><br />"People say he’s delusional, but Matt’s convinced it could win him back a lot of the credibility and trust he's lost from this scandal"<br /><br />As readers know, Lauer was fired from TODAY in November after one woman gave troubling details of a sexual encounter she had with Lauer in his office.<br /><br />Since then, several women have come out of the woodworks alleging sexual harassment against the shamed host.<br /><br />PHOTOS: Sexting, Cheating & Bad Behavior: Inside Matt Lauer’s Most Shocking Sex Scandals</a><br /><br />Lauer has since issued an apology admitting to the accusations — though claims some of the allegations against him were “untrue or mischaracterized.”<br /><br />“There are no words to express my sorrow and regret for the pain I have caused others by words and actions,” the former NBC host said. “To the people I have hurt, I am truly sorry.”<br /><br />“Some of what is being said about me is untrue or mischaracterized, but there is enough truth in these stories to make me feel embarrassed and ashamed.”<br /><br />We pay for juicy info! Do you have a story for RadarOnline.com? Email us at tips@radaronline.com, or call us at 800-344-9598 any time, day or night.
