NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 08: Craig Melvin attends the US premiere of DISCLOSURE DAY presented by Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment on June 08, 2026 in New York City.
A Rockefeller Center intruder was arrested today after he lunged at Today show host Craig Melvin inside the show’s headquarters, Deadline has confirmed with sources. Apparently no one was hurt in the incident, which began around 9 a.m. ET.
In a frightening moment Thursday morning, a man broke through security at the “Today” show set at Rockefeller Center and was arrested after he lunged at Craig Melvin and shouted the N-word at the co-anchor, sources familiar with the situation confirmed. The incident happened at around 9 a.m.
By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — A man who managed to slip past tight security at 30 Rockefeller Center and confront “Today” show co-host Craig Melvin, allegedly lunging at him and hurling a racial slur, was taken into custody Thursday morning, according to a law enforcement official.
(CNN) — A man who managed to slip past tight security at 30 Rockefeller Center and approached “Today” show co-host Craig Melvin was taken into custody Thursday morning, according to NBC News and a law enforcement official.
New York City Police apprehended a stranger inside 30 Rockefeller Center who had got past security and onto the set of the morning show where they reportedly lunged at anchor Craig Melvin.
(CNN) — A man who managed to slip past tight security at 30 Rockefeller Center and confront “Today” show co-host Craig Melvin, allegedly lunging at him and hurling a racial slur, was taken into custody Thursday morning, according to a law enforcement official.
An intruder reached the inner sanctum of the “Today” show on Thursday and confronted host Craig Melvin. According to a report from TMZ, the man initially sought longtime show weather […]
NBC's "Today" show cast and crew dealt with an unexpected and unwelcome guest off-screen Thursday who was ultimately arrested by New York police. A spokesperson for the New York Police Department confirmed in a statement to The Times that officers…
Craig Melvin addressed an incident in which an intruder accessed the Rockefeller Center studio of NBC’s Today, telling viewers that he was “safe and sound.” On Today on Friday, Melvin said, “You may have heard that unfortunately, an intruder made his way into an unauthorized area here in Studio 1A.
"Thankfully he was apprehended quickly, he was placed under arrest, we are cooperating fully with NYPD," Melvin says a day after intruder snuck on Today set and approached him
NBC fired a security guard at its New York headquarters after a man sneaked backstage before lunging and yelling the N-word at "Today" anchor Craig Melvin.
