Attorney Debra Katz said her client was 'disgusted' by what she called the anchor's hypocrisy for his remarks on allegations facing his brother, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
CNN announced Chris Cuomo's contract termination on Saturday after a law firm hired to look into his conduct determined the network had cause to fire him. In a statement,during a review of the anchor's conduct that the network would continue to investigate.
On Sunday, attorney Debra Katz said she had contacted the network on Wednesday to report her client's fresh allegation against Chris Cuomo. "By Friday, I was in discussions with CNN about providing documentary evidence of my client's allegations and making my client available for an interview with CNN's outside counsel," she said in a statement provided toKatz said the woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, was motivated to make the report after being"disgusted" by what she described as Chris Cuomo's hypocrisy and attempts to discredit women who made similar allegations against his brother.
Chris Cuomo was fired by CNN after it emerged that he was more involved in helping in brother fight sexual harassment charges than previously known."In the wake of public sexual harassment allegations against former Governor Andrew Cuomo, Chris Cuomo looked directly into the camera and told viewers of, 'I have always cared very deeply about these issues and profoundly so. I just wanted to tell you that,'" Katz said.
"Subsequently, the Attorney General released jaw-dropping documentary evidence demonstrating that Chris Cuomo played an active role in attempting to smear women whom the Attorney General concluded had made serious allegations of sexual harassment and sexual misconduct against the Governor. Hearing the hypocrisy of Chris Cuomo's on-air words and disgusted by his efforts to try to discredit these women, my client retained counsel to report his serious sexual misconduct against her to CNN.
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