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CNN Suspends Host Chris Cuomo ‘Indefinitely’

CNN has suspended host Chris Cuomo “indefinitely” on Tuesday following news earlier this week that he had tapped sources to seek help for his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, amid sexual harassment and assault allegations against him. The move comes after materials released Monday by the New York Attorney General’s Office showed that the anchor…


CNN Reviewing Documents Showing Chris Cuomo Was Untruthful to Viewers

CNN is reviewing material released Monday that showed host Chris Cuomo was not truthful to viewers when he told them in August that he did not speak to fellow media members about the scandal that engulfed his brother Andrew Cuomo. “The thousands of pages of additional transcripts and exhibits that were released today by the…


CNN’s Chris Cuomo Tapped Sources in Scramble to Help Brother During Sexual Misconduct Probe

“I have a lead on the wedding girl,” CNN host Chris Cuomo texted a top official in his brother’s administration on March 4. Four months later, Chris Cuomo told investigators probing Andrew Cuomo, who was New York’s governor at the time, that he tapped sources he developed in his media job after his brother was accused…


Chris Cuomo’s Former Boss Says CNN Host Harassed Her; He Says He Apologized

A woman who was Chris Cuomo’s boss at ABC News says he harassed her after a party in 2005. Cuomo, now a host at CNN, has acknowledged an incident took place. Shelley Ross, who was Cuomo’s boss while they were both at ABC, said in an op-ed that Cuomo greeted her at the party in…


Chris Cuomo Returns From Vacation, Defends Advising Brother During Scandal

CNN host Chris Cuomo returned from vacation on Monday and defended advising his brother during a scandal that recently led to the governor resigning. Chris Cuomo claimed that he did not violate CNN rules that prevented him from covering what he described as New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “troubles.” “I said last year that his…


Chris Cuomo Silent on Brother’s Sexual Harassment Scandal

CNN’s Chris Cuomo on Tuesday completely ignored a scandal involving his brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Chris Cuomo said nothing about how New York Attorney General Letitia James earlier in the day released a report substantiating sexual harassment and assault claims against the governor. Chris Cuomo’s “Cuomo Prime Time” airs for an hour at…


Poynter Institute Rebukes CNN’s Chris Cuomo for Advising Brother Governor on Damage Control

Poyter’s Tom Jones argued that Chris Cuomo was “deservedly under scrutiny for crossing a journalistic line” following revelations that he took part in advisory calls with Andrew Cuomo and some of his staff members, with Jones calling the situation “a conflict of interest that has been more than a year in the making.”


CNN’s Chris Cuomo Apologizes for Helping Governor Brother With Damage Control

CNN’s Chris Cuomo has apologized for advising his brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, on containing the fallout from the governor’s sexual harassment allegations scandal. Chris Cuomo addressed the matter in a CNN segment on Thursday, saying he took part in strategy calls with his brother and some of his staff members, while admitting it “was…


CNN Reinstates Rule Prohibiting Chris Cuomo from Covering Brother, Gov. Andrew Cuomo: Report

A CNN representative told The Washington Post that the network has reimposed a rule prohibiting anchor Chris Cuomo from covering his brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, reversing a temporary suspension of the rule that’s meant to guard against conflicts of interest. “The early months of the pandemic crisis were an extraordinary time. We felt…