Media mania! While tv viewers will not be anticipating any scandals or drama once they activate the information within the morning, fairly a couple of former anchors have been fired from their networks. In latest years, individuals have watched their favourite hosts get ousted from enormous networks, together with CNN, Fox News and ABC News.
In December 2021, CNN introduced that Chris Cuomo had been let go after violating journalism requirements whereas serving to his brother, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, navigate his sexual harassment allegations.
“Chris Cuomo was suspended earlier this week pending additional analysis of latest info that got here to mild about his involvement along with his brother’s protection,” CNN mentioned in a press release on the time. “We retained a revered legislation agency to conduct the evaluation, and have terminated him, efficient instantly. … While within the technique of that evaluation, extra info has come to mild. Despite the termination, we are going to examine as acceptable.”
After he was booted from his present, the previous Cuomo Prime Time host took to Twitter.
“This shouldn’t be how I need my time at CNN to finish, however I’ve already instructed you why and the way I helped my brother,” Chris tweeted on the time. “So, let me now say as disappointing as that is, I couldn’t be extra pleased with the group at Cuomo Prime Time and the work we did as CNN’s #1 present in probably the most aggressive time slot. I owe all of them and can miss that group of particular individuals who did actually essential work.”
While Chris’ firing shocked a lot of his followers, ABC viewers watched some severe drama unfold on GMA3 in late 2022 when former cohosts Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes’ affair leaked.
The two had been noticed on a number of PDA-packed outings collectively in November 2022 whereas they had been nonetheless married to their respective spouses on the time. Though each Amy and T.J.’s marriages led to divorce by the tip of the 12 months, Us Weekly broke the information that they had been “out” from their ABC present.
“The community is negotiating with them on their exit offers and an announcement,” a supply instructed the outlet in January 2023.
Scroll all the way down to see which former TV hosts had been both fired or left a information community.