CNN head Jeff Zucker resigns over previously undisclosed 'consensual relationship with my closest colleague' revealed during Cuomo investigation; UPDATED

This … is CNN:

Jeff Zucker just announced his resignation to a stunned CNN. pic.twitter.com/sWXYNBO20d

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) February 2, 2022

Wow.

A CNNer having an inappropriate sexual relationship?
No one, especially at CNN should be "stunned" https://t.co/X7ogSwawEQ

— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) February 2, 2022

OK, good point.

this story sure reads differently now pic.twitter.com/o8QrZbiHyD

— maxwell (@maxwellstrachan) February 2, 2022

We always thought that Jeff Zucker deserved to get caught up in the Chris Cuomo scandal net, but we must admit that we didn’t expect it to happen this way.

The Cuomos taking down Zucker with them is the biggest twist since this week's Boba Fett episode. https://t.co/To0IrlTVfr

— Noam Blum (@neontaster) February 2, 2022

Right?

Breaking news from the Caligula News Networkhttps://t.co/2R1l0iotie

— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) February 2, 2022

How many more shoes still have to drop?

Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional text and tweets.

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Update:

The Andrew Cuomo scandal lead to a Chris Cuomo scandal, which has now resulted in a Jeff Zucker scandal. https://t.co/YJ93GjFFzr

— Matt Viser (@mviser) February 2, 2022

Uh, guys …

Involving an executive who once served as a spokeswoman for … Andrew Cuomo. https://t.co/4ZYZNebZUp

— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) February 2, 2022

Take this piece with a grain of salt, but person Zucker had an affair with was Allison Gollust — former comms director for none other than Andrew Cuomo.

Wonder if this influenced the network's bizarre and indefensible decisions regarding Chris Cuomo.https://t.co/9GqjsREWax

— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) February 2, 2022

Let’s just say we wouldn’t be surprised.

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Update:

.@brianstelter reads a statement from Allison Gollust, the colleague who was having a consensual relationship with Jeff Zucker:

"Jeff and I have been close friends and professional partners for over 20 years. Recently our relationship changed during Covid." pic.twitter.com/Cd13FR1pBB

— Mediaite (@Mediaite) February 2, 2022

It’s like a soap opera over there.

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Update:

Good Lord:

CNN outed Zucker's lady friend as Chief Marketing Officer Allison Gollust, whose previous posts include Gov. Andrew Cuomo's communications director and senior publicist for the Today Show in 1997, the same year Matt Lauer was named as co-host.https://t.co/qe8r0xvQtz

— Spencer Brown (@itsSpencerBrown) February 2, 2022

Looks like we need to shut CNN down until we can figure out what the hell is going on over there.

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Update:

We, too, feel Kate Bolduan’s pain in having to listen to Brian Stelter wax poetic about CNN’s ‘rock’ Jeff Zucker https://t.co/gWzR96ghnl

— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 2, 2022