CNN Fires Chris Cuomo

Carmellita
2 min readDec 5, 2021

Family matters but Family Matters can burn.

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According to the New York Times article, CNN Fires Chris Cuomo Amid Inquiry Into His Efforts to Aid His Brother. Chris Cuomo had nothing to worry about before Tuesday, November 30, 2021.

The Star Anchor of ‘Cuomo Prime Time’…

“had the support of CNN’s president, Jeff Zucker, and he faced no discipline for his behind-the-scenes strategizing with Andrew Cuomo’s political aides, a breach of basic journalistic norms.” — Michael M. Grynbaum, Correspondent for the New York Times

Chris Cuomo was suspended earlier this week pending further investigation into the new information uncovered about his involvement with his brother’s defense. Allegedly, Chris Cuomo had helped Andrew Cuomo, respond to numerous sexual harassment allegations that ultimately lead Andrew Cuomo to resign as governor of New York earlier this year.

However, On Saturday, December 4, 2021, CNN released the following statement:

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

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Carmellita

Writer, Poet, Storyteller, & Scholar. Co-founder of http://bluelotusliving.com. BA in Speech Communication. Former ghostwriter who came back to life.