{"id":378220,"date":"2021-12-07T21:20:43","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T18:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/cnns-jeff-zucker-says-chris-cuomo-deserved-termination\/"},"modified":"2021-12-07T21:20:43","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T18:20:43","slug":"cnns-jeff-zucker-says-chris-cuomo-deserved-termination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/cnns-jeff-zucker-says-chris-cuomo-deserved-termination\/","title":{"rendered":"#CNN&#8217;s Jeff Zucker says Chris Cuomo &#8216;deserved termination&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#CNN&#8217;s Jeff Zucker says Chris Cuomo &#8216;deserved termination&#8217;<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>CNN president Jeff Zucker told the network\u2019s staffers on Tuesday morning that former host Chris Cuomo \u201cdeserved termination\u201d and won\u2019t be paid any severance, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>During a town hall-style meeting, Zucker also called Saturday\u2019s firing of the \u201cCuomo Prime Time\u201d star \u201ca lesson we have all learned from,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/jeff-zucker-chris-cuomo-replacement-cnn\/\">the Wrap<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Zucker said Cuomo\u2019s secret efforts to help his brother, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, battle sexual harassment allegations violated CNN\u2019s standards and practices in a way that went \u201ctoo far and deserved termination,\u201d the website said.<\/p>\n<p>Zucker also said Chris Cuomo won\u2019t receive any money toward the remainder of his reported $6 million-a-year contract, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/chris-cuomo-will-not-receive-severance-cnn-president-says-11638898406?mod=e2tw&amp;tesla=y\">the Wall Street Journal<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, sources told the New York Post that Chris Cuomo was preparing to sue CNN over the estimated $18 million to $20 million he\u2019s yet to receive under terms of a four-year deal he signed last year.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Jeff-Zucker_19.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\" CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker (L) and CNN 'New Day' anchor Chris Cuomo\" class=\"wp-image-20401435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Jeff-Zucker_19.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Jeff-Zucker_19.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Jeff-Zucker_19.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption> CNN president Jeff Zucker said Chris Cuomo won\u2019t be paid any severance, according to reports.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>CNN said Saturday that it \u201chad cause to terminate\u201d Chris Cuomo over the revelations in documents released last week by state Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Letitia James and decided to fire him after receiving sexual misconduct allegations against him involving a former female colleague at ABC <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Also during Tuesday\u2019s meeting, Zucker reportedly said he wished Chris Cuomo had taken a leave of absence amid the spiraling sexual harassment scandal that forced his brother to resign in August.<\/p>\n<p>CNN execs asked Chris Cuomo to do so but he declined, Zucker reportedly said.<\/p>\n<p>When asked whether he regretted not suspending Chris Cuomo until after James made public his incriminating text messages and sworn testimony, Zucker said that \u201chindsight in all of this is very easy,\u201d according to the Wrap.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Jeff-Zucker_22.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Jeff Zucker\" class=\"wp-image-20401441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Jeff-Zucker_22.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Jeff-Zucker_22.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Jeff-Zucker_22.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Zucker said Cuomo violated CNN\u2019s standards and practices.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">J. Countess\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThis was a very unique situation and so we did allow for some leeway for Chris that, you know, was unique to that situation for somebody in that role with a brother in that role during a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, I do think that we tried to make the right decisions at the right times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zucker also reportedly said CNN execs would consider \u201cdiversity\u201d when replacing the host of the network\u2019s 9 p.m. weekday show.<\/p>\n<p>SiriusXM radio host Michael Smerconish began filling in for Chris Cuomo on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Cuomo\u2019s spokesman didn\u2019t im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely respond to a request for comment.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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During a town hall-style meeting, Zucker also called Saturday\u2019s firing of the \u201cCuomo Prime Time\u201d star \u201ca lesson we have&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":378221,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Jeff-Zucker_19.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1024","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[121127,70430,70630,70445,75699,79667,70856,78344,71374,25406,73493,70507],"class_list":["post-378220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-12-7-21","tag-andrew-cuomo","tag-chris-cuomo","tag-cnn","tag-contracts","tag-hirings-and-firings","tag-jeff-zucker","tag-severance","tag-sexual-harassment","tag-sexual-misconduct","tag-the-wrap","tag-wall-street-journal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=378220"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378220\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/378221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=378220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=378220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=378220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}