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Kanye West gets upset when Chris Cuomo pushes back on ‘Jewish underground media mafia’ comments
Kanye West appeared on Cuomo Monday, where he doubled down on the anti-Semitic sentiment the rapper expressed in a recent tweet, causing his account to be locked. Chris Cuomo tried to explain to Ye that he has to understand why his comments are being taken the way they are, but to no avail.
“Look at how your point was gonna start: ‘You have to understand.’ But the thing is,” Ye said, “the Jewish people that I’m talking about don’t have to understand, and that is that privilege that I’m not gonna allow.”
Ye offered the uproar to his wearing a White Lives Matter shirt as a legitimate reason for his slander against the Jewish community.
“When I wore the White Lives Matter t-shirt, the Jewish underground media mafia already started attacking me,” Ye said, before referencing canceled concerts, and public tiffs with Pete Davidson and Trevor Noah. He added, “They just immediately disrespect me. They keep the crazy narrative going. They never call me a billionaire.”
Ye went on to complain that the media refers to him as a rapper rather than a tycoon, a visionary, or an inventor. He later claimed to have received death threats after wearing a Make America Great Again hat, from his “Jewish managers,” his “Jewish lawyer” and his “Jewish accountant.” He walked back the claim about his accountant.
It was recently reported that anti-Semitic comments by Ye were edited out of a recent interview with Fox News’s Tucker Carlson, but that was not the case on Cuomo. And Cuomo eventually pushed back against Ye’s rhetoric.
“You’re trying to say that there isn’t a collective. Over 50% of the executives in Hollywood, the CEOs, are Jewish,” Ye said. “And these guys know each other.” “That’s different than saying it’s a mafia,” Cuomo responded, “and that they act as Jews in some way as opposed to just being businessmen.”
When Cuomo once again cut in to correct Ye’s slanderous language, Ye made it clear that he had no interest in listening. As the two talked over each other, and Cuomo tried to explain to Ye what was wrong with what he was saying, Ye broke out into a childish, “La la la la la la,” to avoid hearing what Cuomo had to say.
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Andrew Cuomo to file legal complaint against Letitia James related to sexual harassment report
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Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo reportedly plans to file a professional misconduct complaint against state Attorney General Letitia James with a state Supreme Court committee that can disbar attorneys.
Cuomo’s personal lawyer Rita Glavin claimed in a press conference Thursday that James’ report last summer that found Cuomo had sexually harassed 11 women was politically biased and lacked key information, the Albany Times-Union reported.
She reiterated claims that James used the report to get Cuomo to resign so she could run for governor herself, which she did in October before dropping out in December.
“There must be accountability, and the chief legal officer will never be inclined to examine what happened here,” Glavin said, according to the Times-Union.
Then-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference at New York’s Yankee Stadium, on July 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
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UPSTATE NY DA DROPS LAST OF FIVE CRIMINAL PROBES INTO CUOMO BUT IMPLORES LEGISLATURE TO CHANGE SEX OFFENSE LAW
They are seeking her censure or the suspension of her law license.
New York Attorney General Letitia James addresses a news conference at her office, in New York, Friday, May 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
(AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Cuomo resigned a week after the report came out in August in the face of likely impeachment in the state Assembly.
In response, James spokesperson Delaney Kempner said, “For months, Andrew Cuomo has been hiding behind his campaign lawyer and falsely crying ‘witch hunt’ despite previously admitting to this misconduct multiple times. If he thinks he has a real legal case, he should go ahead and file it. These attacks are disgraceful and yet another desperate charade to mask the truth: Andrew Cuomo is a serial sexual harasser.”
This week, an anti-sexual harassment group filed a complaint with the state Bar Association against Cuomo asking for disciplinary hearings and his disbarment.
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“Given the sustained and brazen nature of his offenses, we believe it’s clear that Mr. Cuomo is not fit to continue serving as an attorney in the state of New York,” the complaint said, according to the Times-Union.
Andrew Cuomo planning first public appearance since resigning in disgrace
Former governor Andrew Cuomo is planning to make his first public appearance since resigning from office in disgrace last August, a report said Sunday.
Cuomo’s attempt to revamp his image after his sexual harassment scandal has ramped up in recent weeks — he even dined with Mayor Eric Adams to discuss boosting business in the city.
Cuomo and his aides have recently been “intensifying an effort to revive his public standing,” the Wall Street Journal said.
The Post reported exclusively in November that Cuomo was eyeing a return to politics and specifically targeting the state Attorney General position currently held by Letitia James. It was James’ office that launched the investigation that ultimately concluded that Cuomo harassed multiple female staffers.
Cuomo served as attorney general from 2007 to 2010.
James, meanwhile, initially announced a candidacy for governor but later dropped out in order to seek a second term as New York’s chief law-enforcement official.
The Journal reported that aides have claimed that Cuomo “never explicitly mentioned a campaign” but instead is exploring his political options.
“He’s most interested in clearing his name,” New York State Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs told the paper. “My advice would be, he needs time to pass before any moves to re-enter public life. But is that possible in the future? In America, anything’s possible.”
A spokesperson for Cuomo said that all the buzz about the former gov’s political future was much ado about nothing.
“There are a lot of silly rumors running around this town, and we can’t help it if some people are still fixated on us,” the spokesperson, Rich Azzopardi, said.
Andrew Cuomo Plans Comeback Months After Resigning Amid Sexual-Harassment Claims
Former New York Gov.
Andrew Cuomo
and his aides are intensifying an effort to revive his public standing, including discussing how to make his first public appearance since resigning in August, according to people close to him.
Mr. Cuomo and his remaining aides have been calling former allies and political operatives to complain about New York Attorney General Letitia James, who oversaw an investigation that concluded Mr. Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women, including current and former state employees. The former Democratic governor has denied touching anybody inappropriately and said the investigation was politically motivated.
The former governor’s lawyer, Rita Glavin, has held press briefings to release information about his accusers that she says undermines their credibility. Mr. Cuomo has been attempting to determine the right forum for a speech or appearance that would mark his return to public life, according to the people close to him.
“If you were in his position, you wouldn’t let it go either. The truth is important to him,” Ms. Glavin said. She has asked Ms. James’s office to amend the report to include information she said is favorable to the governor’s defense. Ms. Glavin said Mr. Cuomo was considering his available legal options.
New York Attorney General Letitia James oversaw a state investigation into claims about Andrew Cuomo.
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Ms. James, also a Democrat, has said the report was corroborated by district attorneys who called the accusers credible and is based on 74,000 pieces of evidence. “Mr. Cuomo’s relentless attacks on these brave women will not mask the truth—he is a serial sexual harasser,” said Delaney Kempner, a spokeswoman for Ms. James.
The sexual-harassment allegations against Mr. Cuomo and his response to them have engulfed others. Last week, CNN President
Jeff Zucker
resigned for failing to disclose a personal relationship that was revealed to the network by lawyers for Chris Cuomo, the former governor’s brother.
Chris Cuomo was fired as an anchor by CNN in December after failing to disclose the extent to which he was advising his brother’s response to the harassment charges. Leaders of the state university system and several advocacy groups also resigned or were fired due to their roles in responding to the harassment allegations against Andrew Cuomo.
Some political operatives who have spoken with Mr. Cuomo or his aides said they think he is considering a run for attorney general this year against Ms. James. The people said Mr. Cuomo, who was attorney general from 2007 to 2010, never explicitly mentioned a campaign, but they inferred his interest based on the points he made about Ms. James and questions he asked about the state’s political climate. It is the former governor’s style to ask questions about his options as part of his decision making, the people said.
Rich Azzopardi, a spokesman for Mr. Cuomo, denied that he is interested in running for Attorney General. “There are a lot of silly rumors running around this town, and we can’t help it if some people are still fixated on us,” Mr. Azzopardi said.
Lawyer Rita Glavin has held press briefings to release information that she says undermines the credibility of some of Andrew Cuomo’s accusers.
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Mr. Cuomo has spent more than $1 million from his campaign account since leaving office and has $16 million on hand, according to the state Board of Elections. Nearly $900,000 went to his lawyer, Ms. Glavin, with additional outlays to Mr. Azzopardi’s firm and for letters sent to voters, according to board records.
Mr. Cuomo’s public presence since leaving office has been limited to photos released on social-media accounts—including fishing in warmer weather and sporting a mustache while posing with his daughters for Thanksgiving.
On Tuesday, Mr. Cuomo dined for two hours with New York City Mayor Eric Adams in a private room at an Italian restaurant in Manhattan, said a person familiar with the meal, which was reported by the New York Post. Mr. Adams said Thursday on radio station WCBS that he was soliciting input from a variety of people and would be foolish not to seek advice from Mr. Cuomo.
New York State Democratic Chairman
Jay Jacobs
said he last spoke with Mr. Cuomo around Thanksgiving.
“He’s most interested in clearing his name,” Mr. Jacobs said. “My advice would be, he needs time to pass before any moves to re-enter public life. But is that possible in the future? In America, anything’s possible.”
Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer and ex-U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, both Democrats, campaigned for office in New York City after they resigned amid sex scandals. Neither of their comeback bids was successful.
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Mr. Cuomo appeared alongside his attorneys on Jan. 7 when he was arraigned virtually in Albany City Court on a charge of forcibly touching Brittany Commisso, his former executive assistant, which he denied. Albany County District Attorney P. David Soares said he couldn’t meet his burden of proof at trial and dropped the charge.
In subsequent days, Ms. Glavin held a press conference to release information that was obtained in the pretrial process about several women who accused Mr. Cuomo of harassment, which she said Ms. James intentionally left out of her report. The attorney general’s office denied that accusation.
The material included a threatening message sent by
Lindsey Boylan
to her former boss,
Howard Zemsky,
after he signed on to a statement disputing her allegation that the governor suggested they play strip poker.
Mr. Zemsky later testified that he did hear Mr. Cuomo make the strip poker comment. A lawyer for Ms. Boylan said releasing the digital message was “just another attempt by Mr. Cuomo to deflect blame and evade accountability.”
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Albany County district attorney won’t move forward with groping case against Andrew Cuomo
The district attorney in Albany County, New York, said Tuesday that he will not pursue a forcible touching charge against former Governor Andrew Cuomo. The announcement comes after months of friction between the district attorney and the county’s sheriff, who initially filed the charge.
“While we found the complainant in this case cooperative and credible, after review of all the available evidence we have concluded that we cannot meet our burden at trial,” Albany County District Attorney David Soares said in a statement. “As such we have notified the Court that we are declining to prosecute this matter and requesting the charges filed by the Albany County Sheriff be dismissed.”
In a letter to the court on Tuesday, Soares said his office “considered other potential criminal charges and concluded that none fit the allegations.” He also said the other investigations into Cuomo’s alleged conduct were an “impediment” to filing charges, writing that the inquiries presented “significant technical and procedural hurdles” in determining what evidence would be subject to discovery in the case.
An attorney for Cuomo did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
The complaint, which was filed in October, alleged that at around 4 p.m. on December 7, 2020, at the executive mansion in Albany, Cuomo “intentionally and for no legitimate purpose, forcibly place[d] his hand under the blouse shirt of the victim and onto her intimate body part. Specifically, the victim’s left breast for the purposes of degrading and gratifying his sexual desires.”
Cuomo has denied all allegations of harassment. In response to the October complaint, his attorney told CBS News that “Governor Cuomo has never assaulted anyone.”
Arraignment in the case was originally scheduled for December 7, but was delayed until January after Soares raised concerns over potential procedural problems with the complaint. Soares wrote in a November 5 letter to the judge in the case that the sheriff had “unilaterally and inexplicably” filed the charge against Cuomo while the district attorney’s office was still conducting its investigation.
Soares said in the November 5 letter that filings in the case were “potentially defective,” lacked a sworn statement from the victim, omitted other testimony and misstated relevant law. Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple previously defended his office’s handling of the charge, saying during an October 29 press conference that it had done a “very comprehensive and methodical investigation,” reviewed “hundreds if not thousands” of documents and conducted interviews with numerous witnesses.
The victim was not identified by name in the complaint, but the case appeared to stem from allegations made by former aide Brittany Commisso, who said last summer that the governor groped her in December 2019 and November 2020.
Cuomo has repeatedly denied Commisso’s allegations.
“To touch a woman’s breasts, who I hardly know, in the mansion with 10 staff around, with my family in the mansion, to say, ‘I don’t care who sees us,'” Cuomo said in a July deposition. “I would have to lose my mind to do such a thing.”
An attorney for Commisso said Tuesday that his client “had no authority or voice” over the filing or prosecution of the charges. “The only thing she has any power over is her resolution to continue to speak the truth and seek justice in an appropriate civil action, which she will do in due course,” the attorney said.
Cuomo resigned in August after a report by New York Attorney General Letitia James detailed accusations of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior by 11 women, including former staffers and a state trooper. The report prompted investigations by several local district attorneys, none of whom have since filed charges.
On December 23, acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce Smith announced that an accusation by a state trooper who was assigned to Cuomo’s security detail was “credible, deeply troubling, but not criminal under New York law.” The trooper said Cuomo touched her inappropriately during a 2019 event at the Belmont Park racetrack, allegedly running the palm of his hand across her stomach, according to the attorney general’s report.
On December 28, Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah similarly found allegations by the trooper and another woman “credible,” but declined to bring charges. The trooper accused Cuomo of an inappropriate kiss on the cheek at his Mt. Kisco home. The other woman accused him of an inappropriate kiss on the cheek at a high school in nearby White Plains.
The district attorney’s offices in Manhattan and Oswego County announced investigations in August, but have not said if those probes will lead to charges.
‘SNL’ mocks Chris, Andrew Cuomo as Billie Eilish performs double duty
NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” poked fun at unemployed brothers Andrew and Chris Cuomo as the show returned from a two-week hiatus with Billie Eilish doubling as host and musical guest.
The show’s cold open spoofed a holiday message from Dr. Anthony Fauci, played by Kate Mckinnon.
The fictional Fauci introduced a sad family gathering of unemployed brothers: Chris and Andrew Cuomo, played by Andrew Dismukes and Pete Davidson.
“Hello I am disgraced former Gov. Andrew Cuomo,” Davidson boomed.
“I’m disgraced former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo,” Dismukes announced.
“And we both lost our jobs because of COVID,” the brothers said.
Mckinnon, as Fauci, also enlisted “CDC actors” to enact situations that Americans might face amid the COVID-19 omicron variant’s spread.
“The most important thing is to get vaccinated. And if you’re vaccinated get boosted. And if you’re boosted, maybe you want a little top off, maybe a little splash,” she deadpanned.
Heidi Garner portrayed a restaurant hostess asking Mikey Day to produce his vaccination card.
“You mean you lost the one-inch piece of paper they gave you?,” she sneered. “Then you are banished from society. Have fun living in the woods.”
Aidy Bryant, meanwhile, lampooned Sen. Ted Cruz describing how he got his revenge on the late Sen. Bob Dole, for calling him unlikable.
“This week I was the one not wearing the mask at Bob Dole’s funeral … imagine him looking down at his own funeral and the only face you can see is mine,” Bryant gloated.
Eilish, 19 came out for her monologue wearing a lacy white dress with red trim.
“If you don’t know me for my music you might know me for my hair and my clothes. That’s why I dressed like Mrs. Clause going to the club.”
Of her penchant for wearing oversized clothes when she was younger, she quipped: “I was actually two kids stacked on top of each other trying to sneak into an “R” rated movie.”
She then pulled up a picture of an acne-ridden bespectacled 16-year-old Colin Jost to point out that it was unfair to judge people based on how they looked at that age.
The “Weekend Update” segment took on some of the top headlines from over the past few weeks, including the Jussie Smollett verdict and spread of COVID-19 in Manhattan.
“On Thursday, a Chicago jury declared Jussie Smollett really bad at acting,” Jost said. “It’s the worst staged hate crime since my all Christian production of ‘Fiddler on the Roof.’”
“The CDC believes the omicron variant was first appearing during a recent anime convention in New York. Damn. The one time they leave the house, Michael Che cracked.
The fake anchor also parodied the latest allegations against Chris Cuomo.
“After CNN fired Chris Cuomo it was revealed that he was accused of sexual misconduct just like his older brother. Well, those two are quite a pair, Cuomo said to a female co-worker,” Che joked.
A skit lampooning the perfect-looking Christmas cards of a suburban couple’s acquaintances featured Miley Cyrus.
“What better way to remind you that I met a celebrity at a restaurant 11 months ago than putting it on my Christmas card?,” Punkie Johnson said, adding that she only got the pop star to pose for the pic by accusing her of being racist if she didn’t.
Another sketch about a distracted teen’s TikTok feed featured a mismatch of videos about noodle eating, ridiculous conspiracy theories, bad acoustic covers of Flo Rida and Lil Wayne, claymation Homer Simpsons and hospital room twerking.
Eilish played a teen who invited a lonely neighbor (Mckinnon) over for Christmas dinner, only to discover through a series of handwritten messages that the woman is a bigoted schizophrenic killer.
The teenage singer-songwriter was introduced by her parents as she took the stage to give dynamic performances of the title track of her new record “Happier Than Ever,” and album closer “Male Fantasy.”
Eilish also portrayed a festive lounge singer who fronted a group of female singers who all had bad awkward experiences with Santa, played by Kennan Thompson.
“SNL” returns live next week from 30 Rock’s Studio 8H with host Paul Rudd and musical guest Charli XCX.
Jim Malatras, SUNY Chancellor, to Resign After Disparaging Cuomo Victim
As chancellor, Mr. Malatras was tasked with overseeing one of the country’s largest higher education systems, comprising nearly 400,000 students across 64 campuses, and widely credited with successfully spearheading its operations amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Mr. Malatras was appointed chancellor by the system’s board of trustees — most of whom are appointed by the governor, with approval from the State Senate — in August 2020 after the previous chancellor, Kristina M. Johnson, resigned to become president of Ohio State University.
Citing the urgency of responding to the pandemic, the board did not conduct a broad, national search for a chancellor as in the past, an approach that was criticized by some board members, as well as students and faculty.
Others debated whether Mr. Malatras’s close ties to Mr. Cuomo would erode SUNY’s independence or if his relationship with the governor and his experience in state government would bring more resources to the university.
Mr. Malatras, who received a $450,000 salary plus a $60,000-a-year housing allowance, became the first SUNY graduate to be named chancellor. He nonetheless drew scrutiny for his lack of academic leadership compared to past chancellors, many of whom had presided over large universities before taking over SUNY.
Mr. Malatras began working as a policy adviser to Mr. Cuomo in 2007 when Mr. Cuomo was state attorney general, later serving as the former governor’s director of state operations, a top role tasked with overseeing the state’s day-to-day operations.
He also served as vice chancellor and chief of staff to a former SUNY chancellor, Nancy Zimpher, for about a year, until late 2014. In 2017, he was appointed president of the Rockefeller Institute of Government, a SUNY-affiliated think tank. And in 2019, the SUNY board appointed him president of Empire State College in Saratoga Springs, which has about 10,000 students.
Chris Cuomo claims Jeff Zucker knew about gov involvement
Fired host Chris Cuomo threw CNN President Jeff Zucker under the bus, suggesting on Sunday that his boss knew all about his involvement in trying to quash his governor brother’s sex scandal.
A spokesman for the fallen TV star tried to blame Zucker, who first hired him and then promoted him to prime time, while insisting he “has the highest level of admiration and respect” for him, despite his termination last week.
“They were widely known to be extremely close and in regular contact, including about the details of Mr. Cuomo’s support for his brother,” the spokesman told the Wall Street Journal of Cuomo’s shady support for then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo amid his sexual-assault scandal.
“There were no secrets about this, as other individuals besides Mr. Cuomo can attest,” the spokesman added.
While Zucker had stood by Cuomo for months amid calls for his firing, the final straw reportedly came when a trove of documents showed the host’s behind-the-scenes meddling to help out his embattled brother went far beyond what he had admitted on-air. Insiders told The Post the journalist was canned after CNN learned of new allegations of sexual misconduct against him.
CNN denied the claims in Cuomo’s latest statement.
“He has made a number of accusations that are patently false,” the network told the WSJ.
“This reinforces why he was terminated for violating our standards and practices, as well as his lack of candor.”
Zucker had long been one of Cuomo’s biggest champions at the network, having hired him as one of his first major moves after arriving there in 2013 and then promoting him to prime time in 2018, the WSJ noted.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, he even called Cuomo “the perfect cable news anchor.”
That allegiance initially continued even as others at the network called for the star’s firing when it first became clear he had meddled in his brother’s scandal while still hosting his show.
In a virtual town hall with staffers in May, Zucker conceded that Cuomo had “made a mistake” but said suspending him would be “punishment for the sake of punishing,” the WSJ said.
Cuomo was eventually suspended and then fired after documents released by New York State Attorney General Letitia James showed he contacted news industry sources for information and sought details about at least one of his brother’s accusers.
At the same time, Cuomo was also accused of misleading viewers with his on-air statements of support of victims of sexual harassment — even though he was accused by a former colleague of being a harasser.
“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,” Debra Katz, a lawyer for the anonymous accuser, told the WSJ.
Cuomo has denied allegations of sexual misconduct, which CNN said it would investigate “as appropriate.”