Overview
- On the Dec. 23 episode of Today With Jenna & Friends, Guthrie shared the anecdote during the show's lighthearted 'Girl Code' segment.
- She described the incident as an 'air-spanking' with no hand contact, declined to name the person, and confirmed the colleague was a man.
- Jenna Bush Hager noted Guthrie had spanked her in the past, and Guthrie acknowledged that friendly instance involved actual contact.
- Guthrie advised the viewer to avoid raising the issue with a coworker about holiday-party behavior, saying it likely would not be well received.
- Separately, Guthrie has said she will have surgery for vocal nodules and a polyp early in 2026 and will be off the show for several weeks, as Sheinelle Jones prepares to join as permanent fourth-hour co-host in January.