{"id":415323,"date":"2022-03-11T21:51:04","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T18:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/andrew-cuomo-told-allison-gollust-hed-like-to-be-her-pool-boy\/"},"modified":"2022-03-11T21:51:04","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T18:51:04","slug":"andrew-cuomo-told-allison-gollust-hed-like-to-be-her-pool-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/andrew-cuomo-told-allison-gollust-hed-like-to-be-her-pool-boy\/","title":{"rendered":"#Andrew Cuomo told Allison Gollust he&#8217;d like to be her &#8216;pool boy&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bb95ba7abd\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bb95ba7abd\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/andrew-cuomo-told-allison-gollust-hed-like-to-be-her-pool-boy\/#%E2%80%9CAndrew_Cuomo_told_Allison_Gollust_hed_like_to_be_her_%E2%80%98pool_boy%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Andrew Cuomo told Allison Gollust he&#8217;d like to be her &#8216;pool boy&#8217;&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1>&#8220;Andrew Cuomo told Allison Gollust he&#8217;d like to be her &#8216;pool boy'&#8221;<\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Former CNN president Jeff Zucker\u2019s mistress exchanged flirty text messages with her ex-boss, then-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, suggesting they meet up for drinks and that he would serve as her \u201cpool boy,\u201d according to a bombshell report.<\/p>\n<p>Allison Gollust, the former chief marketing officer who had a years-long affair with Zucker, kept up a friendly relationship with Cuomo in recent years, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/culture\/culture-features\/jeff-zucker-cnn-resign-affair-cuomo-trump-1319698\/\">Rolling Stone reported Friday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gollust joined CNN after serving a four-month stint as Cuomo\u2019s communications director beginning in late 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Risa Heller, a spokesperson for Gollust and Zucker, vehemently denied to Rolling Stone that there was a sexual relationship between Gollust and the former governor.<\/p>\n<p>According to Rolling Stone, the two met for drinks on several occasions in 2019 and 2020.<\/p>\n<p>After Cuomo split from then-girlfriend Sandra Lee, he reportedly texted Gollust: \u201cYou don\u2019t want to see me now that I\u2019m single?\u201d<\/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\/2022\/03\/cuomo-zucker-texts-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Allison Gollust\" class=\"wp-image-21497595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/cuomo-zucker-texts-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/cuomo-zucker-texts-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/cuomo-zucker-texts-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Allison Gollust, who resigned as CNN\u2019s chief marketing officer after <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> leaked of her years-long affair with Zucker, once worked for Gov. Cuomo as his top communications aide.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Gregory P. Mango \/<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To which Gollust is said to have replied: \u201cA drink with you would be the best date I\u2019ve had in a while.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In another exchange which reportedly took place months later, Cuomo wondered if Gollust would allow him to be her \u201cpool boy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gollust is reported to have responded positively to the suggestion, according to Rolling Stone.<\/p>\n<p>In another exchange, Gollust texted Cuomo: \u201cThat was fun. Sleep well.\u201d<\/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\/2022\/03\/cuomo-zucker-texts-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo reportedly exchanged flirtatious text messages with ex-CNN boss Jeff Zucker's mistress.\" class=\"wp-image-21497601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/cuomo-zucker-texts-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/cuomo-zucker-texts-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/cuomo-zucker-texts-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo reportedly exchanged flirtatious text messages with ex-CNN boss Jeff Zucker\u2019s mistress.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Pacific Press<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s no secret that Allison and Governor Cuomo had a friendly relationship after Allison briefly worked for him in 2012,\u201d Heller told Rolling Stone. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor Rolling Stone to suggest through innuendo and creative syntax \u2014 and no evidence \u2014 that there was a sexual relationship between the two in 2020 is disgusting, sexist, and patently false. In fact, Allison was never in the same room as the governor during 2020.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A Cuomo spokesperson told the publication: \u201cAllison and the governor were former colleagues and friends, never had a romantic relationship, and it is impossible to have two sources saying otherwise because it is a total fabrication.\u201d <\/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\/2022\/03\/cuomo-zucker-texts-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Jeff Zucker at a CNN promotional event\" class=\"wp-image-21497598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/cuomo-zucker-texts-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/cuomo-zucker-texts-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/cuomo-zucker-texts-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Zucker quit earlier this year after he said he failed to disclose his years-long affair with Gollust to his superiors.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Mike Coppola<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Zucker stepped down as president of CNN earlier this year after he revealed that he failed to disclose his affair with Gollust, who was his subordinate.<\/p>\n<p>Executives at CNN parent Warner<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> learned of the affair during an investigation into the firing of Cuomo\u2019s brother, Chris, the longtime primetime host at the cable channel.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Cuomo was terminated by Zucker last year after it was learned that he had counseled his brother on how to combat sexual harassment allegations made by the then-governor\u2019s former aide.<\/p>\n<p>But Zucker and Gollust were also found to have offered advice to the then-governor on messaging during the COVID crisis \u2014 a violation of journalistic ethics given their senior positions at the head of a news organization.<\/p>\n<p>Zucker has been replaced at the helm of CNN by former Stephen Colbert executive producer Chris Licht. 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