Chris Cuomo Breaks Silence About “Embarrassed” Suspension From CNN
Despite calling his recent suspension “embarrassing”, the CNN host Chris Cuomo said that he understood why he was no longer sitting in his usual spot.
Just a day after the network announced that the 51-year-old journalist would be suspended indefinitely, pending further review, Chris addressed the matter on Wednesday, December 1.
“A quick jot of the obvious,” says Chris on his SiriusXM show, Let’s start after it with Chris Cuomo. “I’ve been suspended by CNN. You know this. It hurts even more to say it.”
“It’s embarrassing, but I get it,” he continued. “And I understand why some people feel like they did what I did. I’ve apologized in the past and I mean it. The last thing I want to do is compromise any co-worker. any of your own and do anything but help.”
On Tuesday, November 30, a CNN spokesperson confirmed the suspension in a statement to E! News. The decision came after he allegedly advised his brother, the former Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo, before allegations of sexual harassment by politicians.