Chris Cuomo Had to Apologize for Grabbing Ex-Boss' Buttock at 2005 Party

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Chris Cuomo had to write an apology email to his former boss, veteran TV reporter Shelley Ross, after grabbing her rear-end at a party in 2005.

Ross spoke out about the incident in an op-ed piece for The New York Times published Friday morning. Ross, Cuomo’s boss at ABC News in the early 2000s, explained that she isn’t trying to get the CNN anchor fired from his job, but decided she couldn’t stay silent after seeing Cuomo “escape accountability” for advising his brother, disgraced former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, during his sexual-harassment scandal.

Ross wrote that the incident happened at a farewell party for an unnamed ABC News colleague in 2005. “I was at the party with my husband, who sat behind me on an ottoman sipping his Diet Coke as I spoke with work friends,” she recalled. “When Mr. Cuomo entered the Upper West Side bar, he walked toward me and greeted me with a strong bear hug while lowering one hand to firmly grab and squeeze the cheek of my buttock.”

The veteran reporter went on to write that, while he was grabbing her, Cuomo told her: “I can do this now that you’re no longer my boss.” Ross wrote that she immediately rebuked Cuomo and pushed him away from her while stepping back, which revealed her husband sitting behind her. After the incident, Ross “quickly left” the party with her partner.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/chris-cuomo-had-to-apologize-for-grabbing-ex-boss-buttock-at-2005-party/ar-AAOM7IO

[Walleye]

1. What the fuck is wrong with these men? I think they weren't brought up right

[maxsolomon]

24. They don't think it is wrong.

They think it is fun, and yes, they were brought up in an environment where such behavior was condoned: one of patriarchal privilege and power. Their Dad was Governor of NY.

I'd wager Chris Cuomo knows it's wrong now, 16 years later.

[Demovictory9]

61. Larry elder would tell her to "work harder" and not spoil the fun

Seriously

[malaise]

39. Listen well governors' children are usually entitled assholes

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These are no different

[Walleye]

53. That's a good point. I didn't think about that.

[Bucky]

2. I misread this and just assumed it was about Andrew

Just ignore my previous comments

LoL, this family is such a throw back to the 60s. They're liberal, but they're entitled fratboys

[Budi]

3. Who wants Cuomo's job, is the better question

We'll see who emerges in his evening CNN spot since upper mgmt has now jumped the shark from half-reasonable reporting to full blown "anybody but a Democrat"

Of I outed every person who did/ said a sexist thing to me or my friends at an office or group party, wedding etc 16 yrs ago I'd have a list a mile long.
And none of them apologized to this day.

*Who's replacing Cuomo? Guess we'll know where the origins of this bs OMG!! piece began, when we see who replaces Cuomo on CNN.

How come only Democrats are publicly targeted & outed in a mad media push 'out the door' for sexism?

Tara reade tried it with Biden but found to be a liar with a past of lying...and now she's speaks to Russia Today.

"Money & Media"..

[Laura PourMeADrink]

5. Please I hope it's not one of those annoying ones like John Berman

[Laura PourMeADrink]

4. Oh no!!!!!! Not Chris too :(

[PCIntern]

6. As a heterosexual male

who WAS raised right, I am grotesquely appalled by these behaviors. And you know what? Besides being GROSSLY INAPPROPRIATE, do these guys think that they’re being seductive? Like Charlie Rose and his open bathrobe. My God…yuck.

[Budi]

10. 'These guys' have always thought they were seductive. There's A LOT of 'these guys' throught history

It's the precise targeting that bothers me more.

We'll see who succeeds in claiming Cuomo's evening spot on CNN.

[Treefrog]

45. Has he been fired?

[Budi]

46. He should just say it was "Stupid or Dumb" then it'd magically disappear from the headliines.

Those reasons have been proven to work like magic.

[Treefrog]

47. You keep saying you want to see who replaces him.

Has he been fired?

[Piasladic]

63. as a mostly heterosexual female

who was raised by wolves, I am grotesquely appalled as well. Too much ugly at once. Not seductive, not close.

[Sympthsical]

7. Makes one wonder what was going on in the Cuomo household

That both sons felt entitled to behave in this manner. I know Mario is beloved by many in the party, but eesh.

I said it before. I have no idea why CNN still employs him. Not like he has killer ratings. Colluding with a politician in a career-ending scandal should've been the finale there if they wanted to maintain any smidgen of credibility.

[calimary]

8. Shelley Ross???????

OMG. She once was my boss. SNAKE.

[jcgoldie]

9. according to Chris Cuomo

As long as she's not your boss anymore you can now grab her ass.

[Budi]

11. Cuomo said this?

[edhopper]

13. Read the last paragraph.

[jcgoldie]

14. Thats what he said to her when he grabbed her ass according to her story

As if the workplace conflict of interest were the only reason he hadn't done so before. He did however apologize for the behavior afterward and it occurred 16 years ago so in my opinion doesn't warrant crucifixion but thats still a pretty fucked up thing to say when you are groping someone and shows a bizarre sense of entitlement.

[Budi]

15. That's what Shelly Ross said he said.

What she 1st rushed out to the NY Post .

🙄
AGENDA!!! ALERT!!!

[jcgoldie]

28. which is why my title says "according to her story"

I don't know what her agenda is but Cuomo doesn't deny the story and she actually accused Roger Ailes of sexual harrassment in a separate story in 2016.

[Budi]

31. I'm not accusing you nor you OP. You just posted the article.

It's the bigger picture of what NY media decides is 'news' & why it's suddenly news, and what is hidden.

[Budi]

12. Thank you. Figures

[Pisces]

16. In the article she said she knew it wasn't sexual in nature. I don't think he should be fired for

Something he acknowledged and apologized for ( although cringey). Some things are cultural.
Anyone see The Wood? Guys bet friend to pinch a girls butt in the 80’s or 90’s. This and pulling bra straps were standard fare growing up. It wasn’t right and we girls did not like it. But many boys were raised to think this was ok.

No one has a perfect past, and I guarantee many girls were traumatized by this. Some boys who are upstanding me today did these things if you are a certain age. I don’t think boys are doing these things now because it is not the social norm.

She obviously wants him to be fired even though she says she doesn’t. In this era we have no latitude.

[Xoan]

17. Get a grip

16 years ago AND he apologized.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

18. Yes the article says as much

Doesn't mean it's not news.

[Budi]

23. Targeted Media works this way

[BeerBarrelPolka]

19. Many

Many many many times women have done stuff like this to me in jest. Not an issue.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

20. Likewise

I had a female co-worker do the same to me. It was not welcome but I did not report it. Just avoided her as much as possible after that.

[Budi]

21. Request this be explained away as this was, "dumb". "Stupid", & forgotten

Though Coumo's thing was not near the level of repulsion like this was:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vox.com/platform/amp/2015/5/28/8682503/bernie-sanders-rape-fantasy

[LAS14]

26. I forget the details and don't want to go do research, but...

... I'm not a Sanders fan and do recall getting incensed at people who pointed to this opinion piece in something like a student newspaper as representing his own thoughts. Suggest you read it again with that in mind.

[Budi]

30. It is the trigger it invokes. The author was no student. He was 30.

[George II]

62. It wasn't a student newspaper and he was 30 years old. For comparison, our President was....

....a Senator when he was 30 years old, He was actually elected before he was qualified but turned 30 in the December before he was sworn in.

Joe Biden never wrote anything like that.

[tonedevil]

22. It is amazing to me...

how many in this thread are ready to dismiss this because Cumo is on our side. True colors on bright display.

[Budi]

25. As was this dismissed as "dumb & stupid" aaaannnd buried.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vox.com/platform/amp/2015/5/28/8682503/bernie-sanders-rape-fantasy

The tell will be who appears once Cuomo is gone from his CNN spot.

Guess we'll know who pushed the 16 yr old story. Shelly Ross is an old pro in the NY media industry.

[tonedevil]

27. But whatabout.

[Budi]

29. Yes. Exactly. What about the disappearing act from media with this vulgar thing

Chirp....

It is more triggering to this day than this Cuomo story.
So ya. What tf about this?

[tonedevil]

32. Whataboutism...

this persons actions don't matter because another person did something I think is worse. For my part, I try not to be so flexible with my principles.

[Budi]

34. Cuomo's actions were no more than "dumb & stupid" then as well?

Ok. Sounds good.

[Budi]

36. Apparantly Cuomo's not on "everybody's" side!

We'll find out who emerges seated in his CNN evening spot.
Maybe Tara Reade will move over from RT

👍

[tonedevil]

37. You seem a bit premature...

to the best of my knowledge there is no word of him being out so it would be hard for someone to replace him. Maybe if he does get bounced there will be evidence of a plot against him.

[Budi]

38. The evidence is already there.

But don't let that stop us!!

[tonedevil]

40. Then who is replacing Chris Cuomo...

and when is he leaving?

[Budi]

41. As I said, we'll find out !! Stay tuned!

It's not when but WHO.
Or we could ask the NY Post who did a mad dash to run this 16 yr old Breaking Headline for an old friend of the NY media circle, Shelly Ross.

[tonedevil]

42. It's all a conspiracy...

against the beleaguered Cuomo Brothers.

[Budi]

43. Not a conspiracy at all. It's blatantly out in the open

[Treefrog]

54. I know, right?

Damn women!

Those poor fellas; they think no one can resist them, that’s all!

[Treefrog]

48. That's what I'm wondering.

I’ve heard nothing from CNN about this.

[tonedevil]

50. As near as I can tell...

we are supposed to be outraged because obviously Chris Cuomo will get fired and be replaced by someone who is a conservative Republican. Why wait for something to actually happen when you can get outraged in advance.

[Treefrog]

51. Lol, good point.

As someone pointed out here not too long ago…we field an impressive conclusion jumping team here!

I used to like him ok, but the whole Fredo incident, along with the “emerging from the basement” scene kind of soured me on him.

[George II]

33. Of course Lindsey Boylan is cheering Ross on on Twitter. Guess what folks, when I was 12....

....I farted in church. God has forgiven me.

[Budi]

35. Now THAT salacious gem belongs in the NY Post headline!!

[Treefrog]

49. I read her piece in the Times.

Is it in the Post too?

[Treefrog]

52. Can you link to the Post headline?

I can’t find it. I read the piece on the opinion page of the Times.

[kskiska]

44. How long before someone comes out with a story regarding Mario Cuomo?

regarding something that supposedly happened in 1975 when he was Secretary of State?

[Budi]

56. Shouldn't be too long after they're done with Chris....

Next?

[Patton French]

55. 2005?

Not that it's ever okay, but sheesh...

[LiberalFighter]

57. Who the hell makes such a move with their married boss?

While the spouse is there?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

59. Most of us do

Please refrain from sweeping generalizations.

[MagickMuffin]

60. I deleted my post because I din't think it worthy

But of course not all men are like that which I never claimed all men behave like that.

[ecstatic]

64. She handled it exactly the right way

She confronted him directly and told him to get his hands off of her. At that point she could have even called the police to file charges, but I guess she decided to let it go. I'm not sure why the op/ed was necessary but to each his or her own.