CNN Suspends Anchor, Says He Helped His Brother, New York Ex-Governor
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At the start of the pandemic, the brothers soared to new heights of popularity: Andrew Cuomo earned praise for his frank daily briefings as the coronavirus ravaged New York, and their live exchanges on CNN were peppered with banter.
CNN said Tuesday it had indefinitely suspended primetime anchor Chris Cuomo after the release of legal transcripts that revealed how he helped his brother Andrew, then the governor of New York, combat allegations of sexual misconduct.
At the start of the pandemic, the brothers soared to new heights of popularity: Andrew Cuomo earned praise for his frank daily briefings as the coronavirus ravaged New York, and their live exchanges on CNN were peppered with banter.
But after months of battling claims that he had harassed about a dozen women including former staffers, Andrew Cuomo resigned from office in August.
In October, the 63-year-old former governor was charged with a misdemeanor sex crime for forcible touching.