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Iโm pretty sure these daily snippets of new deets outta CPNN are part of a slo-mo, controlled demo at this point. ๐๐คฃ๐
Late in the day on Nov. 30, Jeff Zucker, the president of CNN Worldwide, summoned his star anchor and friend, Chris Cuomo, to a meeting in the networkโs skyscraper overlooking the Hudson River.
Mr. Zucker was joined by the networkโs chief marketing officer โ and his secret romantic partner โ Allison Gollust. They had to deliver a delicate message.
Mr. Zucker told Mr. Cuomo that CNN was suspending him because of his unethical interactions with his brother, New Yorkโs governor. Mr. Cuomo was shocked and offered to resign. Mr. Zucker countered that the anchor might be able to return at some point, according to people with knowledge of the conversation.
Mr. Cuomo felt reassured. He and Mr. Zucker were confidants, their fortunes entwined. Mr. Cuomo didnโt bother to consult a lawyer.
Barely 24 hours later, a letter arrived at CNN. It was from a lawyer representing a woman who had worked with Mr. Cuomo years earlier at ABC News. She said he had sexually assaulted her and that, in the heat of the #MeToo movement, Mr. Cuomo had tried to keep her quiet by arranging a flattering CNN segment about her employer at the time.
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Late in the day on Nov. 30, Jeff Zucker, the president of CNN Worldwide, summoned his star anchor and friend, Chris Cuomo, to a meeting in the networkโs skyscraper overlooking the Hudson River.
Mr. Zucker was joined by the networkโs chief marketing officer โ and his secret romantic partner โ Allison Gollust. They had to deliver a delicate message.
Mr. Zucker told Mr. Cuomo that CNN was suspending him because of his unethical interactions with his brother, New Yorkโs governor. Mr. Cuomo was shocked and offered to resign. Mr. Zucker countered that the anchor might be able to return at some point, according to people with knowledge of the conversation.
Mr. Cuomo felt reassured. He and Mr. Zucker were confidants, their fortunes entwined. Mr. Cuomo didnโt bother to consult a lawyer.
Barely 24 hours later, a letter arrived at CNN. It was from a lawyer representing a woman who had worked with Mr. Cuomo years earlier at ABC News. She said he had sexually assaulted her and that, in the heat of the #MeToo movement, Mr. Cuomo had tried to keep her quiet by arranging a flattering CNN segment about her employer at the time.
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How a Secret Assault Allegation Against an Anchor Upended CNN and Jeff Zucker
Late in the day on Nov. 30, Jeff Zucker, the president of CNN Worldwide, summoned his star anchor and friend,
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A New York jury on Wednesday awarded $1.68 billion in damages to 40 women who accused writer and director James Toback of sexual abuse and other crimes over a span of 35 years, according to lawyers representing the plaintiffs.
The decision stems from a lawsuit filed in Manhattan in 2022 after New York state instituted a one-year window for people to file lawsuits over sexual assault claims even if they took place decades ago.
It marks one of the largest jury awards since the advent of the #MeToo movement, as well as in New York state history, said attorney Brad Beckworth, of the law firm Nix Patterson LLP, in an interview. The plaintiffs, he said, believe such a large verdict will send a message to powerful individuals โwho donโt treat women appropriately.โ
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The decision stems from a lawsuit filed in Manhattan in 2022 after New York state instituted a one-year window for people to file lawsuits over sexual assault claims even if they took place decades ago.
It marks one of the largest jury awards since the advent of the #MeToo movement, as well as in New York state history, said attorney Brad Beckworth, of the law firm Nix Patterson LLP, in an interview. The plaintiffs, he said, believe such a large verdict will send a message to powerful individuals โwho donโt treat women appropriately.โ
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BREAKING๐: Disgraced rapper R Kelly was rushed to hospital after overdosing on medication in prison.
The R&B star suffered the overdose after being given medications by prison staff, his attorney said in a filing. Federal prosecutors denied this.
He is serving a 30-year prison sentence for racketeering and sex trafficking, after being exposed as a serial sex abuser in the #MeToo movement.
According to an attorney for the rapper, real name Robert Sylvester Kelly, he was put into solitary confinement on June 10 and was locked up with anxiety medication.
On the same day, he was given more medications and was directed to take them, the filing said.
Three days later, Kelly reported feeling 'faint' and 'dizzy', and 'started to see black spots in his vision', before he passed out and was rushed to nearby Duke University Hospital.
According to the filing, the rapper was heard telling a prison staffer that 'this is going to open a new can of worms.'
Kelly spent two days recovering in hospital, and his attorneys allege that the prison staffers 'gave him an amount of medicine that could have killed him.'
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The R&B star suffered the overdose after being given medications by prison staff, his attorney said in a filing. Federal prosecutors denied this.
He is serving a 30-year prison sentence for racketeering and sex trafficking, after being exposed as a serial sex abuser in the #MeToo movement.
According to an attorney for the rapper, real name Robert Sylvester Kelly, he was put into solitary confinement on June 10 and was locked up with anxiety medication.
On the same day, he was given more medications and was directed to take them, the filing said.
Three days later, Kelly reported feeling 'faint' and 'dizzy', and 'started to see black spots in his vision', before he passed out and was rushed to nearby Duke University Hospital.
According to the filing, the rapper was heard telling a prison staffer that 'this is going to open a new can of worms.'
Kelly spent two days recovering in hospital, and his attorneys allege that the prison staffers 'gave him an amount of medicine that could have killed him.'
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