BREAKING: CNN president Jeff Zucker resigns amid Chris Cuomo fallout

BREAKING NEWS: Jeff Zucker, 56, quits CNN over secret relationship with colleague of 20 years Allison Gollust, 49, after failing to disclose it until being asked during probe into ex-host Chris Cuomo

  • CNN president Jeff Zucker, 56, abruptly announced his resignation from the network Wednesday
  • He revealed he was in a ‘consensual relationship with my closest colleague’ and that he was required to disclose it, but did not
  • CNN Worldwide executive vice president Allison Gollust, 49, revealed herself as his partner, saying their relationship changed after the pandemic began 

CNN president Jeff Zucker – considered to be one of the most powerful figures in media – has resigned after investigations into host Chris Cuomo uncovered that he failed to disclose a secret relationship with a colleague he’s worked with for more than 20 years. 

Zucker, 56, failed to disclose his relationship with Allison Gollust, executive vice president and chief marketing officer for CNN Worldwide, both confirmed Wednesday.

Their professional relationship began when the two were colleagues at NBC. Bothleft that network around the same time in late 2010.

Zucker divorced his wife of 21 years in 2018 after reportedly ‘growing apart’. Gollust, who lives in the same Manhattan apartment building on East 64th St on the Upper East Side, is also divorced.  

In a memo to CNN staff on Wednesday, Zucker said:  ‘As part of the investigation into Chris Cuomo’s tenure at CNN, I was asked about a consensual relationship with my closest colleague, someone I have worked with for more than 20 yearsx.

‘I acknowledged the relationship evolved in recent years. I was required to disclose it when it began but I didn’t. I was wrong.’ 

Gollust, who said she will remain at the network, confirmed the affair in a statement Wednesday released to the New York Times. 

‘Jeff and I have been close friends and professional partners for over 20 years,’ she wrote. ‘Recently, our relationship changed during Covid. I regret that we didn’t disclose it at the right time. I’m incredibly proud of my time at CNN and look forward to continuing the great work we do everyday.’

CNN president Jeff Zucker abruptly resigned Wednesday following the Chris Cuomo scandal

Zucker was involved with a decades-long relationship with Allison Gollust, executive vice president and chief marketing officer for CNN Worldwide

CNN president Jeff Zucker abruptly announced his resignation Wednesday. He revealed in the memo that he became involved a ‘consensual relationship’ with a colleague he’s worked with for more than 20 years

The couple was spotted together at a Billy Joel concert last November, where they were called out for defying mask regulations. 

In 2017, Zucker and Gollust were seen in a heated argument at the Hollywood Repoter’s 35 Most Powerful People in NY Media party. 

A source explained at the time that while the party was taking place, Zucker and Gollust suddenly started intensely speaking and making anguished hand gestures before Gollust stormed away into the crowd.

‘It looked like she was reprimanding her husband or something,’ mocked an unnamed rival news executive at the time. 

Zucker and his wife Caryn divorced three years ago after 21 years of marriage, Page Six reported at the time.

A source told the outlet: ‘It can’t be easy being married to Jeff – he is a workaholic, and is obsessed with news, and obsessed with being the best. Caryn is much more laid back and social, spends a lot of time with their kids and enjoys being part of the Upper East Side social circuit.

‘They’ve had their problems over the years. Things have been bad for 10 years, but they have now accepted their marriage is over, and he has moved out of thNeir apartment.’

Before joining CNN, Zucker took over NBC’s Today show at age 26 and ‘reinvented the historic news program,’ his online bio said.  He served as previously worked as the company’s chief executive.

Zucker is also co-founder of Hulu. He has a net worth of $60million and earned $6million per year at CNN, according to Celebrity Net Worth.

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