In an apparent attempt to get the rest of his contract money, disgraced former CNN loudmouth and host Chris “Fredo” Cuomo plans to sue the network for over $18 million after they fired him on Saturday, according to a New York Post ExclusivePublished Monday. The CNN boss Jeff Zucker is now facing a bitter Cuomo, who might be trying to verbally demolish the network that featured him as one their top stars just a few weeks back.
“Fired CNN host Chris Cuomo is set to sue the network if it balks at paying him at least $18 million to cover what’s left on his contract, sources told The Post on Monday,” wrote Emily Smith and Bruce Golding.
Adding: “Cuomo, 51, has hired lawyers and is preparing to file the lawsuit over the remainder of the four-year contract he signed last year — after a bitter back-and-forth about what the network knew of his secret efforts to aid his embattled brother, then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, said sources familiar with the matter.”
The paper also had sources inside CNN who told them the network has “no intention of paying Cuomo a penny” and “If he gets a settlement, there would be [an] uproar” internally.
CNN seemed to have the leg-up in the pending legal dispute because of wording in the contract (Click “expand”):
Another source said, “CNN has a standard morality clause in their contract that says if the employee does anything of disrepute, they can be immediately fired.”
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Lawyers from the white-shoe firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore told CNN that the documents gave the network legal grounds to fire the “Cuomo Prime Time” star for contacting “sources” about planned news reports regarding his brother, as well as trying to dig up dirt on at least one of Andrew’s accusers, sources said.
The Post also reported that $18 million was the base number as it could be as high as $20 million, plus “damages.” The scorned Cuomo brother even had his knives out for the very man to “protected” him and his journalistic misconduct for months: Zucker.
Fredo suspended Fredo indefinitely at the beginning. CNN hintedThey found out that Andrew Cuomo (D), had actually been lying about the extent of his involvement in protecting Andrew Cuomo’s brother.
In a text message Wall Street JournalReporters Benjamin Mullin, Joe Flint and Fredo spokesperson Joe FlintZucker was the master of everything. “They were widely known to be extremely close and in regular contact, including about the details of Mr. Cuomo’s support for his brother. There were no secrets about this, as other individuals besides Mr. Cuomo can attest,” the message said.
In addition to Cuomo’s feud with CNN, he announced on Twitter that he was quitting his SiriusXM radio show “Let’s Get After It” on the POTUS Politics station (or so he claims). After His Monday Show is over, he announced in a tweet that he would be leaving to “focus” on his family:
— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) December 6, 2021
CNN ended my time in a difficult way. I’m a tough person with a great family. However, the last week has been extremely hard for my family. For now, it is time to stop and think about what the future holds. It means that my SiriusXM radio program will not be broadcast.
Did he ever stop and consider that the victims of his and his brother’s sexual misconduct have families too? Unlikely.
He suggested that he would make a comeback one day.
SiriusXM has been a great support throughout my time at SiriusXM. My loyal listeners are also my appreciation. I will miss our conversations a great deal – but I look forward to being back in touch with you all in the future.
Fredo, however, was pretending that it was his calling to leave SiriusXM Smith, Golding and Carl Campanile. The Posthad Satellite broadcaster sourcesThey said the opposite. “A source familiar with the matter said of Cuomo, ‘He was asked to resign, which he did,’” they wrote.
He might have known where the rhetorical body of CNN’s Zucker if he had been that close to him, as he claimed. This could be only the beginning of Cuomo’s revenge tour.
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