Tag: CNN

CNN Shuts Down Offices as COVID-19 Cases Rise: Memo

CNN closed its offices over the weekend as COVID-19 cases have recently increased in the United States, according to the cable station in a Saturday announcement. Only employees who must work onsite will be allowed in its U.S. offices and have to remain masked regardless of vaccination status, said CNN President Jeff Zucker in a memo…


Feds Seized Devices From Longtime CNN Producer Accused of Sex Crimes Over a Year Before Arrest

A longtime CNN producer who was arrested last week for allegedly enticing young girls to carry out sexual acts was on the radar of authorities since at least September 2020, according to court documents. Authorities seized computers, phones, cameras, and other devices from John Griffin last fall, according to one of the documents. That same…


CNN Fires Senior Producer Charged With Luring Minors for Sex

CNN confirmed it has fired John Griffin, a long-time staffer producer who was indicted last week under the charges he tried to lure minors for sex. “The charges against Mr. Griffin are deeply disturbing. We learned of his arrest Friday afternoon and terminated his employment today,” a CNN spokesperson told Fox News and the Hearst Connecticut Media…


Judge Orders CNN Producer Accused of Trying to Entice Young Girls Detained

A federal judge on Monday ordered a CNN producer arrested for allegedly trying to entice young girls to engage in sexual activity detained. U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert Spector issued the order, finding that there was “a rebuttable presumption” that no condition or combination of conditions would reasonably assure the appearance of John Griffin in court…


Judge Orders CNN Producer Accused of Trying to Entice Young Girls Held Without Bond

A federal judge on Monday ordered a CNN producer arrested for allegedly trying to entice young girls to engage in sexual activity detained. U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert Spector issued the order, finding that there was “a rebuttable presumption” that no condition or combination of conditions would reasonably assure the appearance of John Griffin in court…


Chris Wallace Announces He’s Joining CNN Despite Network Controversies

After announcing Sunday he’s leaving Fox News, anchor Chris Wallace and CNN confirmed he’s joining the network despite recent controversies surrounding former anchor Chris Cuomo and the recent arrest of a CNN producer on alleged sex crimes. Wallace will join CNN+, the news organization’s streaming product that’s launching next year, and will host a show…


Chris Wallace Announces He’s Joining CNN Amid Network Controversies

After announcing Sunday he’s leaving Fox News, anchor Chris Wallace and CNN confirmed he’s joining the network despite recent controversies surrounding former anchor Chris Cuomo and the recent arrest of a CNN producer on alleged sex crimes. Wallace will join CNN+, the news organization’s streaming product that’s launching next year, and will host a show…


Chris Wallace Announces He’s Joining CNN Amid Recent Network Controversies

After announcing Sunday he’s leaving Fox News, anchor Chris Wallace and CNN confirmed he’s joining the network despite recent controversies surrounding former anchor Chris Cuomo and the recent arrest of a CNN producer on alleged sex crimes. Wallace will join CNN+, the news organization’s streaming product that’s launching next year, and will host a show…


Cuomo + Cuomo = Fired!

CNN’s primetime anchor Chris Cuomo has been fired by the network after revelations in transcripts released by the New York attorney general in connection with his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. This marks the downfall of a second Cuomo in a short amount of time, but perhaps a just cause in light of…


CNN Staffer Charged with Trying to Entice Young Girls to Engage in Illegal Sexual Activity

A CNN staff member based in Connecticut has been charged with attempting to entice minor girls to engage in sexual activity. John Griffin, 44, of Stamford, was arrested Friday on three counts of using a facility of interstate commerce to attempt to entice minors to engage in unlawful sexual activity. Griffin from April to July…