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CNN suspends Chris Cuomo indefinitely - CNN

New York (CNN Business) - CNN said Tuesday that it has suspended Chris Cuomo "indefinitely" after new documents released this week indicated that the anchor was more intimately involved than previously known in helping his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, craft a defense amid a flurry of sexual misconduct allegations.

"The New York Attorney General's office released transcripts and exhibits Monday that shed new light on Chris Cuomo's involvement in his brother's defense," a CNN spokesperson said Tuesday evening. "The documents, which we were not privy to before their public release, raise serious questions."
 

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CNN suspends Chris Cuomo indefinitely - CNN

New York (CNN Business) - CNN said Tuesday that it has suspended Chris Cuomo "indefinitely" after new documents released this week indicated that the anchor was more intimately involved than previously known in helping his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, craft a defense amid a flurry of sexual misconduct allegations.

"The New York Attorney General's office released transcripts and exhibits Monday that shed new light on Chris Cuomo's involvement in his brother's defense," a CNN spokesperson said Tuesday evening. "The documents, which we were not privy to before their public release, raise serious questions."
Bout time.
Embattled CNN host Chris Cuomo, who's been under fire this year for giving private counsel to his brother Andrew Cuomo during his sexual harassment scandal, testified this year his advice was also sought by his brother's team on coronavirus messaging in 2020.

That advice came the same year then-New York Gov. Cuomo enjoyed glowing interviews on his brother Chris' CNN program and nearly universal media praise for his handling of the pandemic, before revelations about his controversial nursing home directives and a suspected cover-up of COVID-19 deaths began to sink his career.

During his testimony to New York state investigators about then-Gov. Cuomo's sexual harassment charges in July, Chris Cuomo said when he was passed information from inside his brother's administration, it was as the brother of the governor, not a journalist, and he was "sometimes" being asked to provide advice or counsel. More
 
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CNN suspends Chris Cuomo indefinitely - CNN

New York (CNN Business) - CNN said Tuesday that it has suspended Chris Cuomo "indefinitely" after new documents released this week indicated that the anchor was more intimately involved than previously known in helping his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, craft a defense amid a flurry of sexual misconduct allegations.

"The New York Attorney General's office released transcripts and exhibits Monday that shed new light on Chris Cuomo's involvement in his brother's defense," a CNN spokesperson said Tuesday evening. "The documents, which we were not privy to before their public release, raise serious questions."


Wow I was looking at a video just an hour ago mentioning "they might do it". Couldn't happen to a nice guy, still astounded with all the play acting of him acting like he was under strict quarantine in his basement with Covid, in 2020.


I wonder if this was the last straw.

Chris Cuomo defies CNN, talks bro Andrew Cuomo on SiriusXM
 
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Before anyone gets too excited...I'm sure it's one of those "rich people suspensions"...the kind where you still get paid, or get some sort of severance.

Rich people don't ever seem to get suspended/fired the same way us "normies" do lol.

I still remember how my jaw basically hit the floor when I learned my company's former COO got canned (for an utterly boneheaded move), and learned about how he got a $300k severance package for his trouble.

I'm thinking "man, if could get a deal like that, I'd get myself fired tomorrow"
 
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CNN suspends Chris Cuomo indefinitely - CNN

New York (CNN Business) - CNN said Tuesday that it has suspended Chris Cuomo "indefinitely" after new documents released this week indicated that the anchor was more intimately involved than previously known in helping his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, craft a defense amid a flurry of sexual misconduct allegations.

"The New York Attorney General's office released transcripts and exhibits Monday that shed new light on Chris Cuomo's involvement in his brother's defense," a CNN spokesperson said Tuesday evening. "The documents, which we were not privy to before their public release, raise serious questions."
If they truly had any integrity they would have terminated his contract, he will be back on the air at CNN just as soon as possible.
 
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...can we fire the entire 24 hour cable news industry? Society would be far better off without them...
Unfortunately they would be replaced by SGOTI and SGOYT. As bad as FoxBabeNews, CNN etc. are, viewers are unlikely to stop seeking confirmation bias.
 
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...can we fire the entire 24 hour cable news industry? Society would be far better off without them...

I fear who their replacements would be...

Mainstream media has its flaws...but I don't know that I've seen any alternatives that aren't much worse.

You replace the more established media outlets on the left and right, the only ones left are pretty "out there".

Not sure I want to be left with having to choose between InfoWars and the The Young Turks, or between Louder w/ Crowder and The View in order to get information.
 
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Before anyone gets too excited...I'm sure it's one of those "rich people suspensions"...the kind where you still get paid, or get some sort of severance.

Rich people don't ever seem to get suspended/fired the same way us "normies" do lol.

I still remember how my jaw basically hit the floor when I learned my company's former COO got canned (for an utterly boneheaded move), and learned about how he got a $300k severance package for his trouble.

I'm thinking "man, if could get a deal like that, I'd get myself fired tomorrow"
The skeptic in me simply thinks it's about optics. "Look, we DO police our own when we need to look like we care". Later, he will quietly come back...or, as you say, the severance deal will be good enough that he won't need or want to.
 
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I really liked watching Chris Cuomo's show.
The guy was pretty fair and balanced. Of course we can't expect his interviews with his brother to be that. He was probably my favourite presenter on CNN.

Admittedly not being an American, I didn't watch much of his shows or CNN. Just some clips that come up on Youtube. But he certainly respectfully challenged and tried to de-escallate Don Lemon many times when Don got emotional about stuff that Republicans where doing.

I don't quite understand why CNN is repremanding Chris for giving advice to his own brother. People have a life outside of work right? But then again I don't know all the details.
 
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I don't quite understand why CNN is repremanding Chris for giving advice to his own brother. People have a life outside of work right? But then again I don't know all the details.

It's not so much giving advice...had it just been that, it probably wouldn't be an issue.

It's because he was using his contacts and connections within the media to try to dig up dirt on his brother's accusers.

CNN Suspends Chris Cuomo for Digging Up Dirt on Bro’s Foes

It's one thing to give advice, it's another thing to use media contacts as if they private investigators for the purposes of trying to ruin the credibility of the women making allegations against his brother.

Usually, the reasons for "digging for dirt on accuser" are few, and usually never noble. One digs for dirt if they want to destroy someone's credibility based on a past indiscretion IE "Hey look, we have this video of them dancing with random men at the bar, no way were they actually threatened by my brother's flirting", or if they want to hang it over the person's head and blackmail them with it in order to get them to drop their case. IE: "Hey, we found out about that affair you had 4 years ago, it'd be a shame if your husband found out"
 
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It's one thing to give advice, it's another thing to use media contacts as if they private investigators for the purposes of trying to ruin the credibility of the women making allegations against his brother.

You present it as if it is nefarious. Certainly the term "dirt" sounds nefarious and I would expect media articles to be attention grabbing.

To me, it seems to be normal due diligence to do opposition research, whether that is for an election campaign or for defending ones self against allegations. It is common practice in court for the defence to try to discredit witnesses or claimants.

So this isn't unusual and it isn't a crime.
Having said that, I am not familiar with CNN's code of conduct restrictions on its staff.
Clearly they have a code of conduct so that they can maintain their integrity as a trusted organisation. I accept that, and respect as a business they have the right to enforce their code of conduct rules.

Personally, myself, I am not shocked or concerned that Chris did talk to people and tried to get background information on the accusers to help his brother. I don't see that as nefarious at all.
 
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Clearly they have a code of conduct so that they can maintain their integrity as a trusted organisation.

That's probably the biggest aspect...

If you were running a news organization, one which was focused on a certain narrative that included "standing up for women who've made sexual assault allegations against people in power", would you want one of your top anchors going out of their way to use company resources to dig up stuff on women who were making the accusations? (simply because the target of the accusations happened to be the famous powerful brother of one of your employees)

It's a bad look all around.

In one of the last interviews Cuomo did, it was with Bill Maher, who interestingly enough, pointed out that people tend to put on a big set of blinders when it comes to people who are on their team, for things they'd maul "the other team for".

Bill Maher: 'If Don Jr. Had Done What Hunter Biden Had Done, It Would Be Every Night, All Night on MSNBC'


I suspect the same thing is true here. Had a Fox News anchor did what Chris did (in the name of defending their brother), the folks who want to trivialize this (because "Chris is on the Blue Team") would think it was a much bigger deal.
 
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That's probably the biggest aspect...

If you were running a news organization, one which was focused on a certain narrative that included "standing up for women who've made sexual assault allegations against people in power", would you want one of your top anchors going out of their way to use company resources to dig up stuff on women who were making the accusations? (simply because the target of the accusations happened to be the famous powerful brother of one of your employees)

It's a bad look all around.
This kinda politicises it.
There's the Me too movement, and then there is the opposite which is, just because a man is accused it doesn't mean he is guilty.

I don't think media outlets should be on either side of that argument, they should simply report the news.

You can't expect Chris to be on the Me Too thing - he's accused therefore he must have done it, when it is his brother that is accused.
Just because he is interested in helping his brother find information on the accuser, doesn't mean that Chris is going for a smear at all costs approach. Fact finding isn't a smear campaign.


In one of the last interviews Cuomo did, it was with Bill Maher, who interestingly enough, pointed out that people tend to put on a big set of blinders when it comes to people who are on their team, for things they'd maul "the other team for".
I think it is a trust thing.
If you trust someone e.g. your brother, you might assume they didn't do it, or that they aren't lying to you.
If you don't trust someone, then you might assume they are lying.


I didn't watch this article/show.
But things are quite different between Hunter and Trump's kids.
Trump's kids were working for the government. Trump pulled them into his administration and that makes them fair game as their responsibilities are for the country.
Hunter wasn't working for the government. It is odd to complain that he brokered a deal with Chinese for stuff that USA may have wanted. So what?
The laptop thing was just bizzare, First Tucker had it, then he lost it?????????
I don't think there was anything newsworthy there.



Had a Fox News anchor did what Chris did (in the name of defending their brother), the folks who want to trivialize this (because "Chris is on the Blue Team") would think it was a much bigger deal.
I think it would be mentioned that fox news suspends an anchor personality. But I don't think there would be shock or horror that he was trying to find information on the accusor of his brother.
 
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I really liked watching Chris Cuomo's show.
The guy was pretty fair and balanced. Of course we can't expect his interviews with his brother to be that. He was probably my favourite presenter on CNN.

Admittedly not being an American, I didn't watch much of his shows or CNN. Just some clips that come up on Youtube. But he certainly respectfully challenged and tried to de-escallate Don Lemon many times when Don got emotional about stuff that Republicans where doing.

I don't quite understand why CNN is repremanding Chris for giving advice to his own brother. People have a life outside of work right? But then again I don't know all the details.
It's not that he advised his brother. You are right; most of us would help our relatives however we could.

It is that he used work contacts to facilitate a cover up and violated "journalistic integrity" (as much as that exists at CNN).

"The attorney general on Monday published text messages and emails as well as transcripts of Chris Cuomo’s testimony, which showed the “Cuomo Prime Time” host was regularly in touch with some of his brother’s closest aides in March, when the scandal first emerged. The revelations prompted scrutiny over Chris Cuomo’s use of his role as a journalist to help his brother fend off an avalanche of allegations.

“Please let me help with prep,” Chris Cuomo texted his brother’s top aide, Melissa DeRosa, in early March. Days later, after The New York Times published a story detailing a woman’s accusation that the governor tried to give her an unwanted kiss at a wedding, DeRosa asked the CNN host to leverage his journalistic connections to uncover details about her.

“On it,” Chris Cuomo replied at the time. He said in another message that he had “a lead on the wedding girl.”


The CNN host acknowledged earlier this year that he had helped his brother but added that he urged him to step down as the revelations poured in." CNN Suspends Chris Cuomo For Advising Brother On Sexual Misconduct Scandal
 
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If they truly had any integrity they would have terminated his contract, he will be back on the air at CNN just as soon as possible.
The fact that the word used was "indefinitely" makes his reappearance almost certain. Give it three months or so and he'll be back...unless he is picked up by MSNBC, but I don't think that's going to be the case.
 
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The fact that the word used was "indefinitely" makes his reappearance almost certain. Give it three months or so and he'll be back...unless he is picked up by MSNBC, but I don't think that's going to be the case.
He'd be a great addition to FoxBabeNews, LOL.
 
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