CNN has fired Chris Cuomo amid an investigation into his involvement into advising his brother, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. “Chris Cuomo was suspended earlier this week pending further evaluation of new information that came to light about his involvement with his brother’s defense. In addition, the documents reveal that Chris Cuomo was regularly in touch with Andrew Cuomo’s adviser Melissa DeRosa. A text message proves that in March, just days after a woman named Anna Ruch accused Andrew Cuomo of attempting to kiss her at a wedding, Chris Cuomo told DeRosa, “I have a lead on the wedding girl.”Around the same time, Cuomo told viewers he “obviously” could not cover the accusations against Andrew. CNN had previously stood by Cuomo even as increasingly problematic new information about his involvement with Andrew Cuomo’s defense emerged, and even as those details angered other CNN employees.

Source: CNN December 09, 2021 08:26 UTC