Chris Cuomo Speaks About Wanting to Murder Everybody Following CNN Ouster

Chris Cuomo stated that he was so upset after being “s–t-canned” CNN reported that he was “going to kill everybody and myself.”

The former “Cuomo Prime Time” Host was The struggling cable news company fired them After learning that he was helping his brother (then-New York Governor) in the latter part of 2021, he was arrested. Andrew Cuomo, Combat sexual harassment allegations The following are comments from ex-aides.

“I had to accept [my firing] because I was going to kill everybody, including myself,” The 52-year-old news personality spoke to Anthony Scramucci, an ex-Trump official. The Mooch’s podcast, “Open Book,” This was broadcast Wednesday.

“Things can consume you.”

Cuomo was unceremoniously abandoned by his longtime friend and patron. then-CNN boss Jeff Zucker. Months after Cuomo’s ouster, After it was learned, Zucker resigned. He was Involved in a long-running consensual affair Allison Gollust is his top marketing executive.

Cuomo said that The Mooch was his. “makes a lot of mistakes” After being fired, he revealed that he sought therapy.

“There is damage that is relatable, there is damage that is unrelatable to people that I have to deal with, that I am working on,” Cuomo said.

After a long hiatus of several months, the project is back in action. NewsNation hired him To host “Cuomo,” It is a primetime talk program. But the comeback? unable to generate Anywhere in the vicinity of the viewership That tuned in to his CNN 9 p.m. show.

His October debut drew 147,000 viewers, a pittance compared to the roughly 1 million he averaged on CNN, where he was the network’s top-rated primetime anchor.

Cuomo said it was “kind of embarrassing” To go from CNN’s top dog to a cable channel “people don’t want to watch.”

“At CNN, I wasn’t set up to be [No. 1],” Cuomo said. “I wasn’t the big name there, I didn’t have the big team, they didn’t do the advertising about me. But I was still No. 1.”

Cuomo continued: “Why? Because it was the best show. Because I was giving people what they needed in that moment.”

Cuomo seems to be struggling with the reality of being relegated due to his low ratings. His NewsNation program averaged 63,000 viewers per evening.

“It’s hard to keep perspective on that because it’s kind of embarrassing,” He stated.

“I will never be [No. 1] again,” Cuomo said.

Cuomo said that CNN had wronged his feelings.

“I believe that was taken, I believe wrongly,” Cuomo spoke of his job.

“I will litigate that. I am not going to bitch about it in the press.”

Cuomo brought a $125 Million arbitration claim against CNN. Cuomo claimed that CNN was stealing his personal information. “smearing” His journalistic integrity. This case is still ongoing.

Cuomo also disclosed that he had taken legal action against HarperCollins publisher of his book “Deep Denial.” HarperCollins, which is owned by The Post’s parent company, News Corp., dropped the project after Cuomo’s firing.

The Post has sought comment from Cuomo’s representatives, CNN and Zucker.

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