Chris Cuomo attends the annual Charity Day organized by Cantor Fitzgerald, BGC and GFI at Cantor Fitzgerald on September 11, 2018 in New York City.
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CNN fired primetime spokesman Chris Cuomo on Saturday after “new information” came to light during a review of how he helped his brother and former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo react. with allegations of sexual harassment.
The news network said it has retained a law firm and will conduct an investigation “where appropriate” despite Cuomo’s termination. CNN did not provide further details about what information was discovered during its review.
Cuomo, in a statement Saturday, said he was disappointed by CNN’s decision.
Cuomo, who worked at CNN for nearly a decade, was initially put on a indefinite suspension after the New York State Attorney General exit documents suggest that the TV personality had a much larger role as an advisor to Andrew Cuomo’s aides than was previously known.
Chris Cuomo, top rated at CNN, told investigators he spoke to media sources seeking intelligence on at least one of his brother’s accusers. himself, according to the record.
Cuomo’s termination comes after one of Andrew Cuomo’s accusers, Charlotte Bennett, called for the news network to fire him.
The former governor has denied wrongdoing. He resigned in August after Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat now running for himself, released the damning report that included allegations against Andrew Cuomo from about a dozen women .
The ratings for Chris Cuomo’s nightly show, “Cuomo Prime Time,” are relatively high, but they’ve dropped to a low recently.
CNN announced last month that the show had an average total viewership of 826,000, “the highest-rated show distribution on the network in terms of total viewers.” The Wrap reported a week after the ratings announcement that Cuomo’s show had hit an all-time low rating.
– CNBC’s Spencer Kimball contributed to this report.
