CNN fires host Chris Cuomo after serving to brother in sexual harassment scandal – Nationwide

CNN introduced Saturday that its hottest anchor Chris Cuomo has been terminated following revelations that he had aided his brother, former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, after he was accused of sexually harassing a number of girls.

Chris was suspended earlier within the week after new info got here to mild of his involvement together with his brother’s defence, leaving his future with the information group up within the air.

Now CNN has stated in a press release launched Saturday afternoon that after retaining a “revered regulation agency to conduct the assessment,” Chris has been terminated, efficient instantly.

“Whereas within the means of that assessment, further info has come to mild,” CNN stated. “Regardless of the termination, we’ll examine as applicable.”

International Information has contacted CNN for particulars on that further info however didn’t hear again within the time of publication.

Chris Cuomo’s program aired weeknights at 9 p.m. EST and averaged 1.3 million viewers, in accordance with Nielson scores, making him the community’s hottest anchor and outpacing Anderson Cooper.

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On Twitter, Chris stated that “this isn’t how I would like my time at CNN to finish.”

“I’ve already instructed you why and the way I helped my brother,” he stated. “As disappointing as that is, I couldn’t be extra happy with the staff at Cuomo Prime Time and the work we did as CNN’s #1 present in essentially the most aggressive time slot.”

Andrew Cuomo resigned in August to keep away from a possible impeachment after state Lawyer Basic Letitia James’ workplace discovered that he had sexually harassed at the least 11 girls.

Whereas Chris Cuomo had beforehand acknowledged giving recommendation to his brother, it was revealed Monday in newly launched paperwork from the lawyer common that he had pressed sources for extra info on Andrew Cuomo’s accusers and reported again to the governor’s employees, and helped craft responses to fees.

“That is my brother, and I’m attempting to assist my brother via a state of affairs the place he instructed me he did nothing flawed,” Cuomo testified final July to investigators on the lawyer common’s workplace.

Cuomo additionally admitted to reaching out to different journalists, together with Ronan Farrow of the New Yorker, to see in the event that they have been writing tales about his brother and didn’t inform CNN.

He has stated that he has achieved nothing to affect CNN’s protection of his brother, although.

CNN stated earlier this yr that Cuomo’s consultations together with his brother’s aides have been inappropriate however didn’t self-discipline him.

Cuomo has additionally been accused of sexual harassment himself and not too long ago apologized.

— with information from the Related Press