CNN fires host Chris Cuomo for his role in his brother, former New York governor’s sex scandal

CNN fires host Chris Cuomo for his role in his brother, former New York governor’s sex scandal

Andrew Cuomo, 63, was forced to resign as governor in August after multiple complaints of sexual misconduct. He denied doing anything wrong.

In a statement Saturday, CNN reported: “Chris Cuomo was suspended earlier this week pending further evaluation of new information that came to light regarding his involvement in his brother’s defense.”

“We hired a respected law firm to do the review and we fired them, effective immediately,” he added. The network did not provide details on the new information.

In a statement on Twitter, Cuomo, 51, said he was disappointed. “This is not how I want my time on CNN to end, but I already told you why and how I helped my brother.”, he indicated.

https://twitter.com/ChrisCuomo/status/1467261787867389964

In journalism it is considered a violation of ethics use one’s position to advocate for a personal cause or conduct research for personal reasons.

Cuomo was initially suspended after the New York attorney general, Letitia James, displayed texts and other messages in which he sought to use his own sources in the media to obtain information about the case and the women involved in it.

A criminal complaint was filed on October 29 charging Andrew Cuomo with a minor sex offense in a New York court.

Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, gained national fame last year during the Covid-19 outbreak for his reports on how New York was dealing with the outbreak, often appearing on his brother’s show at the time.

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