Chris Cuomo wants $125 million for 'unlawful' CNN firing
Source: AP News
His filing seeking arbitration on Wednesday exposed more ugliness at the network, where Cuomo, CNN chief Jeff Zucker and his top deputy, Allison Gollust, have all been ousted in the past three months.
Zucker fired Cuomo, host of the networks most popular prime time show, in December after a New York Attorney Generals report publicly revealed new details about how he helped his brother strategize to fight sexual harassment allegations.
It should be obvious by now that Chris Cuomo did not lie to CNN about helping his brother, said his lawyer, Bryan Freedman. In fact, as the limited information released from Warner Medias investigation makes clear, CNNs highest-level executives not only knew about Chris involvement in helping his brother but also actively assisted the governor, both through Chris and directly themselves.
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Budi
(15,325 posts)His removal was bullshit.
If that's is the road MSM takes, then take a deep look at Chris Hayes & his brother Luke.
Or the backroom dealmaking media games played by Chuck Todd or Andrea Mitchell..& a bunch more.
paleotn
(17,781 posts)Others may not be clean, but that doesn't make Cuomo clean.
Budi
(15,325 posts)The entirity of MSM is too guilty of their own role in profiting off our country's 6 year hellhole to be chastising the ethics of anyone.
hamsterjill
(15,214 posts)Of course, you always ask for more than you expect, but he will get most of that Ill bet.
And the charges against Andrew? All mysteriously gone
All of this stunk to high heaven.
sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)wnylib
(21,146 posts)his replacement, Kathy Hochul, in the Dem primaries this year. Reportedly, he is 4 points behind her in the polls.
I wish that he wouldn't do this. He's had 3 terms already. Let it go. A primary battle between Cuomo and Hochul could leave bitter consequences that might cost Dems in the general.
If Andrew Cuomo really cares about the state of NY, he will not put his pride and ego above Dem unity in the state. If he feels wronged, which he indicates that he does, he could look for other ways to rehabilitate his image without hurting the state.
Budi
(15,325 posts)Cuomo has always cared about Dem unity.
It isn't about pride or ego. It is about who ran the dirty coordinated smear hit against him.
It hasn't so much to do with Hochul, as who came for him. And why.
That is simply Democrat Andrew Cuomo protecting his State from Usupers. Saboteurs. Liars with an agenda to upend his Dem Party in his great State of NY..
It has nothing to do with ego & unfortunately Hochul is caught in the middle.
"And the charges against Andrew? All mysteriously gone "
wnylib
(21,146 posts)The physical touch complaibts did not reach the level of a sexual assault offense that could be charged as a crime. But the complaints of sexual harrassment and a hostile work environment are credible. People can - and do - lose jobs over sexual harrassment without facing criminal charges.
If Cuomo takes on Hochul in the primaries, it will be a very bad image for him among Democratic women voters that a man who resigned over sexual harrassment complaints tries to get his job back by displacing the state's first female governor. So if he wins the primary, there will be unhappy women willing to sit out the general. And that's nothing compared to what Republicans will make of it in the general against Cuomo.
The southeastern part of the state and Buffalo in the west are Democratic, but the countryside surrounding Buffalo, and the rural areas and small towns and cities between Buffalo and the Albany/NYC area are very red.
If Hochul wins the primary, she will do well among Democratic voters and Independents.
Budi
(15,325 posts)Nothing to see here...move on.
wnylib
(21,146 posts)Budi
(15,325 posts)re: Tara Reade
wnylib
(21,146 posts)about Cuomo were.
Budi
(15,325 posts)Budi
(15,325 posts)"Lindsey Boylans MeToo operation against Cuomo.
Turns out it was the same people who ran Tara Reades MeToo operation against Biden: Peter Daou, Ryan Grim, Katie Halper"
2 cheap Political Hits against Democratic leaders by the exact same people.
Not much of a stretch to figure, with those players running the dirty game.
CrackityJones75
(2,403 posts)For some reason we just cannot allow the accused to defend themselves. Nope. They need to be removed immediately and their lives destroyed. Oh and also our party weakened. I am still fucking PISSED about Franken.
Allegations are serious. Serious enough to not allow them to be weaponized.
hamsterjill
(15,214 posts)Thank you.
We never need to forget that a person is innocent until proven guilty. Its a basic right.
Demsrule86
(68,352 posts)Budi
(15,325 posts)Why yes. Because the whole thing was a coordinated hit, with nothing but suggestive accusations, all made by design.
There was never really anything there.
WFP
Demsrule86
(68,352 posts)plan that many on our side helped with...disgusting. Did we learn nothing from Al Franken and Katie Hill? And we lost Katie Hill's seat.
groundloop
(11,488 posts)Owl
(3,629 posts)Jarqui
(10,110 posts)this didn't register as something very important to me.
walkingman
(7,512 posts)Budi
(15,325 posts)Hope the fked up CNN RW hacks shilling for the last 6 years for fking donald trump & Putin's propaganda machine into our Democracy costs them $125 million.
Go get em Mr Cuomo.
Best of luck to you
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live love laugh
(13,008 posts)paleotn
(17,781 posts)Um, no.
ToxMarz
(2,154 posts)Budi
(15,325 posts)..undermining our Democracy for Vladimer Putin & his RW fools.
FakeNoose
(32,356 posts)It has literally been years since I watched CNN for any reason.
Just sayin'
Budi
(15,325 posts)Like MSNBS, it was clear when the entire MSM shifted from reporting the news, to a full blown 24/7 campaign for Russia's anti-Democracy propaganda, via our US networks.
We all saw it happen.
Guess that may explain why the bogus reason for eliminating Cuomo was actually predictable.
Didn't they try to run a smear campaign against Don Lemon shortly after firing Cuomo?
With Lemon they went the usual 'Roger Stone playbook' route with a bullshit sex scandal.
Think that one blew up in their faces.
Can our anti-Democratic propaganda driven mediia be any more obvious?
🙄
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)Torchlight
(3,236 posts)Rinse, lather, repeat.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,111 posts)AngryOldDem
(14,061 posts)mpcamb
(2,855 posts)Boggles my mind.
Budi
(15,325 posts)Why? Ratings, profit, "Money & Media".
I don't know why, at this point anymore, anyone presents MSM bigwigs as anything but corrupt profiteers of whatever gets the clicks, views & cashflow.
They have no morals nor ethics to be pointing fingers at anyone.
Cuomo should take his $125 million & write a tell all of how the Media owners who run the machine ignored the rules of reporting, & bulldozed on a 24/7 loop, Russia's RW fascist propaganda thru America's TV messaging to upend our American Democracy.
Now THAT's the real story.
This Cuomo thing is simply sensational cover for what MSM did to backdoor the coup on our Democracy.
I see they've changed hands at the top. Time to bury their own culpability & manufacture a bogus blame on one of their own, rather than ever admit to their role in our Democracy's destruction.
Calista241
(5,584 posts)Budi
(15,325 posts)"We will tell you how to think" ~
joseph goebbels, on the use of 'media manipulation'