{"id":8048,"date":"2026-07-16T22:53:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T17:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=8048"},"modified":"2026-07-16T22:53:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T17:53:50","slug":"today-show-intruder-arrested-after-alleged-craig-melvin-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=8048","title":{"rendered":"Today Show Intruder Arrested After Alleged Craig Melvin Incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"segment-text-only\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">An intruder is in custody after attempting to access <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/today\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer\">the<\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/today\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer\"><em><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> Today <\/span><\/em><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/today\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer\">studios<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The New York Police D<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\">epartment arrested a \u201cdisorderly person\u201d inside 30 Rockefeller Center, where the morning show is taped, just after 9 a.m. on July 16, a spokesperson for the department confirmed to E! News.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Officers responded and placed an unidentified individual into custody,\u201d the statement added. \u201cThere were no injuries reported. The investigation remains ongoing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Multiple outlets have reported that the detained individual allegedly asked for <\/span><strong>Al Roker<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight:400\">, managing to evade security on site. Once in the studio, the person then reportedly confronted and yelled racial slurs at Roker&#8217;s co-host <\/span><strong>Craig Melvin<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight:400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">E! News has reached out to reps for <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Today<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> and Melvin but has not yet heard back.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Meanwhile, the <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Today <\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight:400\">broadcast itself continued uninterrupted, with guests including<\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> The Odyssey<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> stars <\/span><strong>Tom Holland<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> and <\/span><strong>Anne Hathaway<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight:400\">, as well as the cast of the upcoming Netflix comedy <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The Hawk<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight:400\">, including <\/span><strong>Will Ferrell<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight:400\">, <\/span><strong>Luke Wilson <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight:400\">and <\/span><strong>Jimmy Tatro<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight:400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An intruder is in custody after attempting to access the Today studios.\u00a0 The New York Police Department arrested a \u201cdisorderly person\u201d inside 30 Rockefeller Center, where the morning show is taped, just after 9 a.m. on July 16, a spokesperson for the department confirmed to E! 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