CNN anchor Chris Cuomo advised his brother, New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, and senior members of the governor’s staff on how to respond to sexual harassment allegations made earlier this year by women who had worked with the governor, according to four people familiar with the discussions. (WaPo)
According to the Post, the CNN anchor has urged the governor to take a defiant stand and not resign. (TVNewser)
Chris Cuomo used the politically charged phrase “cancel culture” during one call, two people told the newspaper. (CNBC)
CNN said on Thursday that the conversations were “inappropriate” and that Chris Cuomo would refrain from any more similar discussions with the governor’s staff. But the network said it would take no disciplinary action against the anchor, whose program was CNN’s highest-rated show in the first quarter of the year. (NYT)
“Chris has not been involved in CNN’s extensive coverage of the allegations against Governor Cuomo—on air or behind the scenes,” a CNN spokesman said. “In part because, as he has said on his show, he could never be objective. But also because he often serves as a sounding board for his brother.” (WSJ)