Andrew Mark Cuomo (born December 6, 1957) is an American politician, author, and lawyer serving since 2011 as the 56th governor of New York. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected to the same position his father, Mario Cuomo, held for three terms.
Chris Cuomo is about to make things very, very messy for CNN
Former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo wants the network to pay up, to the tune of $125 million.Cuomo is claiming CNN wrongfully terminated him last year, and his legal team is demanding the payment in an arbitration bid that could be just the start of a long, messy legal drama.Last December, Cuomo was let go amid reports that he was actively advising his brother, then-NY Gov.
Andrew Cuomo, when the latter was being accused of sexual harassment by multiple women.“It should, by now, be obvious to everyone that Chris Cuomo did not lie to CNN about helping his brother,” Chris Cuomo’s attorney Bryan Freedman said in a statement.“In fact, as the limited information released from WarnerMedia’s investigation makes clear, CNN’s highest-level executives not only knew about Chris’s involvement in helping his brother but also actively assisted the Governor, both through Chris and directly themselves.”“As a result of Turner’s indefensible choice to unceremoniously fire him, Cuomo has been damaged in countless ways,” the demand for arbitration reads.Before he resigned last summer, Gov.
Cuomo appeared frequently on his brother’s program. Freedman says CNN encouraged those appearances, which were good for ratings.“As CNN has admitted, network standards were changed in a calculated decision to boost ratings.
When those practices were called into question, Chris was made the scapegoat,” Freedman said.“The legal action filed today makes clear that CNN wrongfully terminated Chris and further violated the express terms of his employment agreement by allowing its employees to disparage him.
