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“Fired For Lying?” - Chris Cuomo BREAKS SILENCE On $100m CNN Lawsuit Standoff

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4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Chris Cuomo breaks down his unresolved legal battle with CNN, his fallout with Don Lemon, and the price of loyalty in media. He opens up about what really matters to him—and why he’s not interested in reuniting just for show. A raw look at integrity, friendship, and reputation.

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0:00.0

What's the story with? You think CNN right now, but by the way, your lawsuit is still pending with them, right?

0:06.5

Yes. It's not done yet. No. No. Cloufritation is a nightmare.

0:12.6

Cloubettration is a nightmare. Also, they switched out their GC. So when you do that, never a good sign.

0:18.5

It's, you know, it's not a good sign for having

0:20.9

them. And again, I say this and I know it's frustrating. I loved being at CNN. I miss the people

0:28.0

there. I never got to say goodbye to most of them. And I wish them well. I do not have a problem with

0:33.1

CNN. I have a problem with the two guys who decided to lie about me and let me go.

0:38.5

That's my beef.

0:40.0

And I'm not even looking for a huge payday.

0:42.5

I just need to have one comma removed from the description of me, which is fired from CNN, true, comma, for lying about what he did.

0:52.2

No, I didn't.

0:53.6

And I need that away because people love...

0:55.2

That's literally the only thing you want.

0:56.6

Yeah, because that's what they use on me all the time, is, well, you were fired for lying, right?

1:00.8

No, I was not fired for lying.

1:02.9

I was fired because the new owners didn't like what I was, and my boss was being pinched, they sacrificed me and that's okay the way they did it

1:14.0

was not okay and that's all I want is I don't want you to be able to say Chris Cuomo's coming on today

1:19.4

who was fired from CNN of course for lying about how he helped it I don't want that I don't want

1:24.5

it I don't want it I don't want it as part of my reputation because it's not true. Have you and Zucker spoken since then or no? Nothing at all.

1:32.1

No. Is CNN worth buying today?

1:35.7

Yeah. I think it's a very, very powerful brand. At what price? Oh, I don't know. That's your world.

1:42.0

But you're saying CNN is worth buying today. Yeah, I think it's a really powerful brand.

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