NBC Matt Lauer Challenges Maureen Orth Over Tom Cruise ‘Vanity Fair’ Story By Chris Ariens on Sep. 5, 2012 - 11:32 AM Maureen Orth, aka Luke Russert’s mom, has written another juicy page-turner for “Vanity Fair” involving Tom Cruise, dating auditions and Scientology. On “Today” this morning Matt Lauer challenged Orth ...