Chris Cuomo is reported to have filed a $125 million arbitration claim against CNN for “wrongful termination” and disparagement of his character
Late last year, CNN fans were shocked when the popular host Chris Cuomo was terminated by the network for allegedly withholding help he gave his brother Andrew Cuomo amid his alleged sexual misconduct. Fast-forward to the present, and now according to recently filed documents, Chris Cuomo has filed a $125 arbitration claim (an attempt to avoid court proceedings) against CNN for wrongful termination. left and ruined his character privately and publicly.
@Deadline reporting exclusively, through his legal team Freedman + Taitelman LLP and Clayman Rosenberg Kirshner & Linder LLP, Chris Cuomo just applied a $125 million arbitration against his former employer CNN after he terminated his contract in December 2021. The filing explains the reasons for the arbitration and the breakdown of the amount that was awarded. Cuomo is looking. “As a result of Turner’s infallible choice to fire him carelessly, Cuomo has been harmed in countless ways. Cuomo unjustly smeared his journalistic integrity, making it difficult for Cuomo to find similar work in the future and costing him amounts in excess of $125 million, not only including including the remaining salary under the Agreement but also the loss of future wages. the result of CNN’s efforts to damage his reputation as a result of violations of the Agreement. Cuomo is currently seeking to recover the full amount of his damages against Turner and CNN,” the arbitrator stated.
$125 million split into two parts, $110 million for “consequential damages” and an additional $15 million that Cuomo and his attorneys say is the remainder of his CNN contract when he was terminated on December 4. One of Chris Cuomo’s attorneys, Bryan Freedman, exclusively told Deadline that “It’s clear that Chris Cuomo didn’t lie to CNN about helping his brother. In fact, as the limited information revealed from the WarnerMedia investigation makes clear, CNN’s top executives were not only aware of Chris’ involvement in helping his brother, but were actively supporting him. Governor, through Chris and directly themselves. ”
Freedman continued, adding, “As CNN acknowledged, network standards were changed in a calculated decision to increase ratings. When those practices were called into question, Chris was made a scapegoat. The legal action filed today clarifies that CNN wrongfully terminated Chris and further violated the explicit terms of his employment agreement by allowing its employees to scorn him. Chris owes a full apology from those responsible. ”
Furthermore, there is also a section of the arbitration filing detailing how CNN has disparaged Cuomo’s character led by former CNN executive Jeff Zucker (who was recently implicated in his own sex scandal that made him had to leave) failed to comply with the terms of the Agreement as instructed. CNN staff must not disparage Cuomo. It also states that not only were other employees of the company guilty of disparaging his name, Zucker is believed to be the ringleader.
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