Billy Bush has been suspended from the "Today" show "pending further review of the matter," NBC News said Sunday night. Related: Billy Bush: The other voice in the Donald Trump videoBush is a cousin of both former President George W. Bush and 2016 Trump opponent Jeb Bush. There was an online petition circulating that calls for his firing, and there are hundreds of outraged comments on the "Today" show's social media pages. On top of that, as Anthony Quintano -- who formerly ran the "Today" show's social media efforts -- pointed out on Friday, "a majority of the 'Today' show production staff is female." It "won't go over well internally to keep Billy Bush around," Quintano said in a tweet.

Source: CNN October 09, 2016 20:15 UTC