Chris Cuomo isn’t more likely to get far more than half of the $18 million he’s searching for as a settlement in his feud with CNN now that Jeff Zucker has resigned, The Publish has discovered.
Zucker fell on his sword in an effort to maintain a potential Cuomo lawsuit in opposition to CNN from seeing the sunshine of day, sources advised The Publish. The ex-CNN chief was named a number of instances in a draft of a swimsuit, which hasn’t been filed, sources stated.
Zucker’s resignation got here as a part of an settlement hammered out with AT&T chief John Stankey, sources say. Beneath the settlement, Zucker would depart CNN with no battle and Stankey would settle with Cuomo, the sources stated.
That method, Cuomo’s probably damaging further accusations about Zucker could be saved from the general public, these sources say.
In response to an earlier report from The Publish, Zucker and Allison Gollust — the colleague with whom he's romantically concerned — had an ethically doubtful relationship with former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The pair would coach the governor on his now-infamous Covid briefings — telling him what to say and the way to answer criticisms from President Donald Trump to make extra compelling tv.
Now, sources say, if Chris Cuomo isn’t given a settlement by AT&T, which owns CNN, he’ll probably file his swimsuit. A consultant for Cuomo’s attorneys declined to remark.
AT&T is negotiating with Cuomo to succeed in a deal that will give Cuomo possible half the $18 million he's searching for in an effort to close him up, The Publish has discovered.
Whereas Zucker paid the worth stepping down as prime canine of a worldwide tv community, he did so with the settlement that he would hold a bit of his privateness for leaving rapidly and with no battle, sources stated.
“Jeff reduce a deal to say ‘I’ll go away, and you compromise with Cuomo,'” a supply advised The Publish. “He thought AT&T would battle a lawsuit and it will go public in any other case.” If Cuomo filed his lawsuit and AT&T fought it, then probably damaging details about Zucker might come out, too, the sources stated.
Zucker said he resigned as a result of he was concerned romantically with colleague Allison Gollust however did not disclose the connection. Cuomo, in a draft of a swimsuit that hasn’t been filed, claims Zucker’s misdeeds transcend that, The Publish has reported.
A press rep for Zucker declined to remark. AT&T didn't reply to request for remark.
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