New details have emerged about Bob Cuomo ’s termination from CNN …
The 51-year-old anchor, who was fired “effective immediately” by the network on Saturday following an investigation into his involvement in aiding his brother Andrew Cuomo against allegations of sexual harassment, is now facing a new sexual misconduct claim. According to The New York Times , attorney Debra Katz — who represents the former New York governor’s accuser Charlotte Bennett — contacted CNN on Wednesday about another client with accusations against Chris. While she didn’t go into detail about the claims made by the “ junior colleague” from another network, she did say it was “unrelated to the particular Gov. Andrew Cuomo matter. ”
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Per the report, it was unclear if the woman’s allegations influenced the company’s decision to let the journalist go. However , a spokesperson for CNN confessed in a statement to Deadline on Sunday that the new accusation may possess had something to do with it, saying:
“Based on typically the report we received regarding Chris’s conduct with his brother’s defense, we had cause to terminate. When new allegations came to us this week, we took them seriously, and saw no reason to delay taking immediate action. ”
Wow…
A representative for the Cuomo Prime Time host, Steven Goldberg , has since denied the claims, even calling his firing “unwarranted” now:
“These apparently anonymous allegations are not true. To the extent that they were sent to CNN in order to negate what Chris Cuomo told his audience, he fully stands by his on-air statements regarding his connection to these issues, both professionally and in a profoundly personal way. If the goal in making these false and unvetted accusations was to see Mr. Cuomo punished by CNN, that will may explain his unwarranted termination. ”
This is not the first time that Chris has faced sex misconduct accusations. In September, Shelley Ross , the former executive producer at ABC News in the 2000s, penned an essay for The New York Times detailing a 2005 incident in which he groped her at a good office party. The New York native admitted to the encounter and claimed he apologized to be able to Ross at the time, telling the publication:
“As Shelley acknowledges, our interaction was not sexual in nature. It happened 16 years ago in a public setting when she was a top executive at ABC. I apologized to her then, and I meant it. ”
As always, we will keep you updated if anything else comes out about this situation.
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