Anderson Cooper is opening up about the firing of his CNN colleague, Chris Cuomo.
01.12.2021 - 21:58 / variety.com
Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorCNN viewers should get ready to see a lot more of Anderson Cooper this week.Cooper, who has been with CNN since 2001, will co-host a new CNN “town hall” devoted to news about coronavirus Tuesday evening in the 9 p.m. slot typically anchored by Chris Cuomo, and is likely to fill in for that hour for the rest of the week, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Anderson Cooper is opening up about the firing of his CNN colleague, Chris Cuomo.
Anderson Cooper appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and offered his take on CNN’s decision to fire Chris Cuomo, telling Colbert that although he feels terrible for his former colleague and his family, “there are repercussions” for not following journalistic ethics.
Anderson Cooper says he’s “bad at drinking” and proved just that when the CNN correspondent visited “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on Dec. 16.
Anderson Cooper spoke about his colleague Chris Cuomo’s CNN termination as he chatted to Stephen Colbert on Thursday’s “The Late Show”.
“Saturday Night Live” took the last few weeks off, and came back over the weekend to take some swings and Andrew and Chris Cuomo.
took the last few weeks off, and came back over the weekend to take some swings and Andrew and Chris Cuomo.The episode's cold open sketch began with Kate McKinnon's Anthony Fauci delivering a public address regarding to emerging omicron variant of the coronavirus.To help demonstrate the ins and outs of being safe amid the pandemic, Fauci explains that he'd hired actors to put on little sketches acting out various situations that could arise on a day-to-day basis.
halting his SiriusXM radio show. That news came just two days after CNN fired him.
Chris Cuomo is facing even more trouble.
New details have emerged about Chris Cuomo’s termination from CNN…
investigation into work he did defending his brother from similar harassment allegations.Attorney Debra Katz said Sunday her client was the victim of “serious sexual misconduct” by Cuomo and that she had contacted CNN about the woman’s allegations on Wednesday.CNN suspended Cuomo earlier this week after details emerged about how he assisted his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, as the politician faced sexual harassment allegations.
Chris Cuomo, who was fired by CNN on Saturday following an investigation into the extent of his aid to his brother Andrew, is now facing a new accusation of sexual misconduct himself.Debra Katz, an attorney representing Andrew Cuomo accuser Charlotte Bennett, told the New York Times that she had contacted CNN on Wednesday about another client with an accusation of misconduct by Chris Cuomo.
Chris Cuomo is officially done at CNN.
It’s official. Chris Cuomo is out at CNN.
NEW YORK -- CNN fired anchor Chris Cuomo on Saturday after details emerged about how he assisted his brother, former New York Gov.
Chris Cuomo, 50, has been fired from CNN. The cable news network confirmed the move via a statement issued on Saturday, Dec. 4. “Chris Cuomo was suspended earlier this week pending further evaluation of new information that came to light about his involvement with his brother’s defense,” they said in reference to his older brother, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, 63, per the New York Times.
CNN confirmed today that Michael Smerconish, who hosts his eponymous weekly program on the network each Saturday, will fill in for Chis Cuomo, anchoring CNN’s nightly 9 p.m ET slot, when Cuomo Prime Time is usually seen. That program’s host was suspended this week after a new information shed new light on his involvement in his brother Andrew Cuomo’s response to sexual harassment claims. Smerconish has filled in for Cuomo in the past.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorKevin Tedesco, the longtime “60 Minutes” publicist who has seen the show through nearly of its tenure on air, is retiring after a quarter century at CBS News.CBS News released no official statement about his departure, but the show revealed he was leaving via its Twitter feed on Friday.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorMichael Smerconish, the popular radio host who also leads a Saturday-morning hour on CNN, will show up in primetime next week when he fills in for Chris Cuomo at the WarnerMedia-backed cable-news outlet.Smerconish is slated to fill in for Cuomo all next week, according to a spokesman, and the move isn’t necessarily surprising. Smerconish has worked Cuomo’s show in the past when the anchor has been on vacation.