Saturday, December 04, 2021

4 December 2021: Chris Cuomo Goes from "Indefinitely Suspended" to "Fired" at CNN

HE'S OUT CNN’s Chris Cuomo is FIRED for helping brother Andrew in sex harassment scandal as network says ‘more info has come out’

We're going with the U.S. Sun's coverage for this report because they beat other non-CNN media outlets in posting the story. Here's an excerpt:

AFTER his suspension earlier this week, Chris Cuomo has been fired after more information “came to light” in his efforts to help his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, following his accusations of sexual harassment.

CNN commented on Cuomo’s firing in a statement through Twitter.

“Chris Cuomo was suspended earlier this week pending further evaluation of new information that came to light about his involvement with his brother’s defense,” it read.

“We retained a respected law firm to conduct the review, and have terminated him, effective immediately. While in the process of that review, additional information has come to light.”

In his own statement, Cuomo commented on his termination.

“This is not how I want my time at CNN to end but I have already told you why and how I helped my brother,” he said.

“So let me say as disappointing as this is, I could not be more proud of the team at Cuomo Prime Time and the work we did as CNN’s #1 show in the most competitive time slot.

I owe them all and will miss that group of special people who did really important work”

Here's the Twitter post announcing Chris Cuomo's employment termination from CNN's PR staff:

Here's the Twitter post with Chris Cuomo's statement:

In our view, more heads need to roll at CNN. Chris Cuomo's ethical misconduct was enabled by multiple layers of editors and managers at CNN, including the head of the news network. We suspect his firing is being done to protect the individuals in their current positions, until Discovery Communications takes full ownership in mid-2022 and can properly clean house.

Exit questions: Will CNN make the "additional information" they claim came to light in their review known to the public? Or to the New York state attorney general's office?

Update 5 December 2021: Here's a Twitter post with CNN's on-air announcement of Cuomo's firing:

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