{"id":1510,"date":"2023-02-22T09:33:02","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T14:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=1510"},"modified":"2023-02-22T09:33:02","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T14:33:02","slug":"i-was-going-to-kill-everybody-including-myself-former-cnn-anchor-chris-cuomo-opens-up-about-his-ousting-following-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=1510","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I Was Going to Kill Everybody, Including Myself\u2019: Former CNN Anchor Chris Cuomo Opens Up About His Ousting Following Scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Wednesday, ex-CNN anchor Chris Cuomo joined Anthony Scaramucci\u2019s \u201cOpen Book\u201d podcast to discuss his ousting from CNN in 2021 following multiple scandals while hosting his show \u201cCuomo Prime Time\u201d as well as the mental toll it took on him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the Coronavirus Pandemic, Cuomo would regularly have his brother, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, on his show to discuss the health crisis. Many critics said that the relationship was a conflict of interest, as reported by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/ex-cnn-anchor-chris-cuomo-says-firing-consumed-kill-everybody?intcmp=fb_fnc&amp;fbclid=IwAR15St4V-eOJogVuhLIndJSR99PvKwHEgut2pp-gexjoTVmpIlEsaDUfqxI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, it was revealed that Chris\u2019 primetime attention also carried into the background with Chris being involved in a sexual harassment scandal that engulfed the Cuomo governorship, eventually leading to his resignation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following this, the anchor and CNN were on thin ice, however, it was a sexual misconduct allegation while the most watched CNN anchor worked at ABC News that finally led to his firing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\u201cYou\u2019ve got to make things happen. There is no luck, there is no fate, there is no destiny,\u201d Cuomo told Scaramucci. \u201cWhat happens is what you make happen and how you deal with what is made to happen to you, for better and worse.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-rumble-com wp-block-embed-rumble-com\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"UNBELIEVABLE: WH Press Sec Says Economy Is At Pre-Pandemic Levels\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embed\/v27c1bw\/?pub=4#?secret=yhVMNGjPd8#?secret=7vumcTgsMr\" data-secret=\"7vumcTgsMr\" width=\"914\" height=\"504\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"UNBELIEVABLE: WH Press Sec Says Economy Is At Pre-Pandemic Levels\" src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embed\/v27c1bw\/?pub=4#?secret=yhVMNGjPd8#?secret=7vumcTgsMr\" data-secret=\"7vumcTgsMr\" width=\"914\" height=\"504\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd you know, I make a lot of mistakes \u2014 sometimes for good reasons, sometimes for bad reasons. I\u2019m very flawed,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s damage, there\u2019s damage that\u2019s relatable to people, there\u2019s damage that\u2019s unrelatable to people that I have to deal with that I try to deal with that I do the work on, I still fail.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd I have learned to accept that. I had to accept because I was gonna kill everybody, including myself,\u201d Cuomo said. \u201cThings can consume you. Italians are so passionate. And I really had to fight against that because, you know, just like you did, I got too many people counting on me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd look, I\u2019m gonna screw up. And I always tell my kids, you know, almost 20, 17, 13, that \u2014 don\u2019t be me,\u201d Cuomo continued. \u201cLearn from me. I love you. I will always love you, doesn\u2019t matter what you do, and I am here for whatever I can do. I\u2019m gonna get angry, I\u2019m gonna screw up, I\u2019m gonna make mistakes, I\u2019m gonna say and do things that you should not say and do. And I try, but I fail. And you have to know that. I\u2019m not here, okay?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd don\u2019t idolize me because I am no idol. I\u2019m just someone to learn from, for better and worse. And I wish I had been told that more,\u201d the ex-CNN anchor explained. \u201cI wish I didn\u2019t have to go through the same cycle that so many of us do where you put everyone in your life up on a pedestal, because when they fall, that rebound effect is usually too dramatic. And had I just had clearer eyes from the beginning, it would have made more sense sooner.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Cuomo has yet to professionally recover from the scandals, and it is unlikely that he will, one can hope that he has learned his lesson from the turn of events. Cuomo has joined NewsNation as an anchor, though his show only averages around 200,000 total viewers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/dcenquirer.com\/i-was-going-to-kill-everybody-including-myself-former-cnn-anchor-chris-cuomo-opens-up-about-his-ousting-following-scandal\/\">https:\/\/dcenquirer.com\/i-was-going-to-kill-everybody-including-myself-former-cnn-anchor-chris-cuomo-opens-up-about-his-ousting-following-scandal\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday, ex-CNN anchor Chris Cuomo joined Anthony Scaramucci\u2019s \u201cOpen Book\u201d podcast to discuss his ousting from CNN in 2021 following multiple scandals while hosting his show \u201cCuomo Prime Time\u201d as well as the mental toll it took on him. During the Coronavirus Pandemic, Cuomo would regularly have his brother, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, on his show to discuss the health crisis. Many critics said that the relationship was a conflict of interest, as reported by&nbsp;Fox News. 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