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Chris Cuomo wants $60 million settlement from CNN amid Jeff Zucker exit

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Chris Cuomo wants $60 million settlement from CNN amid Jeff Zucker exit

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Chris Cuomo, a former CNN anchor, is allegedly seeking a $60 million payout from his former employer.

Cuomo, who was fired in December for assisting his brother, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in fending off sexual harassment allegations, is reportedly ready to dig his heels in by claiming that his boss Jeff Zucker not only knew about his dealings with the governor, but also had his own inappropriate dealings with Andrew, according to multiple sources.

Chris’ contract has roughly $18 million left on it, but he’s apparently looking for more.

Sources tell Page Six that “He wants Megyn Kelly money.”

Megyn received a $69 million settlement from NBC in 2019 after a media storm erupted when she defended blackface on her show.

“Chris insists he never did anything for his brother Andrew that Zucker didn’t know about,” a source added.

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“His camp believes Zucker wasn’t fired for an inappropriate relationship with Allison Gollust. Everybody knew about that and nobody cared.

“What he believes happened is WarnerMedia found something in their investigation into Chris, perhaps internal memos or documents which revealed more about Zucker’s involvement with Andrew Cuomo. Gollust was just a convenient excuse.”

“Chris intends to fight for every dollar on his contract, and loss of income from the 15 to 20 years left in his career, had Zucker not orchestrated a ‘f–k-job’ on him. He could ask for as much as $80 million but CNN isn’t going to pay that. But there’s an argument he could ask for as much as $60 million.”

Cuomo was sacked after it was discovered that he coached his former New York governor brother Andrew on his media strategy after an investigation by the state’s attorney general found he sexually assaulted 11 women.

“Chris is telling people in the Hamptons he was wrongly fired, humiliated, his career has been ruined, and he wants Megyn Kelly money,” one source said.

On February 2, Zucker, 56, resigned, citing a failure to inform the corporation of a relationship he was having with a network executive.

‘Chris insists he never did anything for his brother Andrew that Zucker didn’t know about. His camp believes Zucker wasn’t fired for an inappropriate relationship with Allison Gollust. Everybody knew about that and nobody cared,’ a source told Page Six.

‘What he believes happened is WarnerMedia found something in their investigation into Chris, perhaps internal memos or documents which revealed more about Zucker’s involvement with Andrew Cuomo. Gollust was just a convenient excuse.’

The Post previously reported that, during the early days of the pandemic, when Andrew Cuomo became a national hero thanks to his daily press conferences, Zucker personally ensured that Andrew appeared on Chris’ primetime show on a regular basis, because the brothers made for great television.

According to sources, Zucker ‘coached Andrew Cuomo [on] what to say in his press conferences, particularly how to hit back at President Donald Trump. He advised him when, and where, and what to say. He chastised Andrew if he appeared on other networks.’

‘When this all finally comes out, it will put an end to the big cry fest going on at CNN over Zucker’s ousting.’

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