Embattled CNN primetime host Chris Cuomo had become a pariah among his colleagues before he was suspended from the network over his involvement in brother Andrew's defense from sexual misconduct claims, it has now emerged.
The cable news network on Tuesday evening announced said that Chris Cuomo, 51, was suspended indefinitely, with Anderson Cooper extending his hour-long show to two hours, to cover Chris's 9pm slot.
The news came a day after the New York Attorney General's Office released transcripts and exhibits, showing that the TV presented provided greater assistance to his older brother than initially acknowledged.
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Pariah: Chris Cuomo was said to have been left friendless at CNN prior to his suspension on Tuesday. During his show on Monday night he ignored the subject of his own communications with his brother Andrew about sexual misconduct claims
Chris (left) is seen with his older brother Andrew, who was governor of New York until he resigned following a sexual harassment scandal in August
Insiders have revealed that CNN CEO Jeff Zucker was pressured by angry anchors, including Jake Tapper (left), to take action against Chris (right)
The Daily Beast reported, citing an unnamed source, that CNN President and CEO was pressured to pull Chris off the air by his infuriated co-workers, among them Jake Tapper, the host of The Lead.
Tapper told the New York Times back in May that Cuomo’s actions had 'put us in a bad spot.'
Another person familiar with the situation anonymously told the outlet that Chris had lost the support of CNN staff and fellow anchors.
'I don't know anyone who likes him,' the unnamed source was quoted as saying of Chris.
CNN media correspondents Brian Stelter and Oliver Darcy reported that network staff 'expressed dismay' about Chris's conduct/
Transcripts of emails and Chris Cuomo’s testimony before state investigators revealed that he strategized regularly with the governor’s aides, and tried to help them learn what other journalists were reporting about harassment allegations.
Anderson Cooper on Tuesday night filled in for Cuomo, and read the statement from the network
Charlotte Bennett, a former aide to Andrew Cuomo who accused him of
