“We wanted to reach out with an important update regarding studio access for \u2018Today\u2019 interviews,” an excerpt from an email show staff sent to Hollywood PR firms, first published by Variety,<\/a> says.\u00a0<\/p>\n “In light of the recent events last week, we are implementing stricter security protocols effective immediately.”<\/p>\n The primary change is that guests can now be accompanied by only two people \u2014 whether they be stylists, spokespersons, social media aides or other “support personnel,” according to the report.<\/p>\n ‘TODAY’ SUSPECT CAUGHT ON CAMERA BEFORE HATE CRIME ARREST, RAP SHEE REVEALS ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING CONVICTION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n A man resembling the suspect in the racial attack on “Today” co-host Craig Melvin appears in the background of the show on the morning of the July 16, 2026, attack at Rockefeller Center in New York. (‘Today’\/NBC)<\/p>\n “We\u2019ll defer to you on who those two individuals should be, but there will be\u00a0no exceptions or additional personnel permitted in the studio\u00a0during the interview,” the message continued. Additional staffers would be asked to remain in the green room, outside the studio.<\/p>\n The report comes a week after Andrew Truelove, a 41-year-old Virginia native, allegedly sneaked in behind someone going through a security gate leading into a restricted area of the NBC studio at Rockefeller Center.<\/a> He was allegedly hunting for Al Roker and found Melvin instead and allegedly screamed a racial slur at him just before 9 a.m., according to city police.<\/p>\n No one was physically hurt, the show said in a statement, but the security lapse<\/a> reportedly cost one guard his job.<\/p>\n SAVANNAH GUTHRIE WAS ‘SURPRISED AND DISMAYED’ BY DOUBTS SHE WOULD RETURN TO ‘TODAY’ AFTER MOM’S DISAPPEARANCE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Andrew Truelove was arrested after allegedly entering NBC\u2019s Rockefeller Center studios during a live broadcast of the “Today” show and shouting racist slurs at co-host Craig Melvin. Authorities initially said he was looking for Al Roker. Security personnel quickly intervened and police took him into custody. (Kevin C. Downs\/Redux)<\/p>\n “NBC and ‘Today’ take the safety and security of our employees, talent, staff and guests extremely seriously,” the show’s statement continued. “We are reviewing the incident and our security protocols and remain committed to providing a safe and secure environment for everyone who works at and visits our studios.”<\/p>\n “Today” show clips from that morning show Truelove loitered outside the ground-floor studio’s window for at least a half-hour, appearing in multiple shots between 8:03 a.m. and 8:34 a.m., when actress Anne Hathaway<\/a> was on set to discuss her role in the latest adaption of “The Odyssey.”<\/p>\n The incident comes just six months after another “Today” co-host’s mother was the victim in a home invasion abduction from her house in Tucson. Savannah Guthrie’s<\/a> mother, Nancy, remains unaccounted for, and no suspects have been publicly identified.<\/p>\n FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n GOT A TIP?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Craig Melvin at the live performance of Megan Moroney on the Today Plaza as part of the Citi Concert Series on NBC’s “Today” show July 10, 2026, in New York City. (Dinara Khairova\/Sipa USA)<\/p>\n Truelove, the man accused of hate crime burglary and menacing in the Melvin attack, had felony convictions in his home state and more than a dozen pending charges in New York before the incident. He is being held in a New York City jail on $10,000 bail.<\/p>\n \u2018TODAY\u2019 SHOW SECURITY GUARD FIRED AFTER INTRUDER ENTERS UNAUTHORIZED AREA, TARGETS CRAIG MELVIN: REPORT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Truelove pleaded not guilty at his arraignment last week, and his lawyers waived his right to appearance at a follow-up hearing Wednesday. He’s due back in court Aug. 5.<\/p>\n LISTEN TO THE NEW ‘CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO’ PODCAST<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n In October 2007, Truelove was accused of trying to abduct an 8-year-old from a school in Norfolk, Virginia. He was convicted at trial and sentenced to 10 years in prison, of which six were suspended, followed by 10 years on probation, court records show.<\/p>\n A psychiatrist testified Truelove had symptoms of bipolar disorder and had stopped taking medications before the incident because they made him gain weight, according to\u00a0The Virginian-Pilot<\/a>.<\/p>\n Other charges in Virginia included trespassing, making bomb threats, destruction of property and repeated probation violations.<\/p>\n![\"Today](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/today-suspect-background.png\")
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