Here’s Jeff Zucker’s explanation of why he’s leaving CNN:
“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 years,” Zucker told employees in a memo. “I acknowledged the relationship evolved in recent years. I was required to disclose it when it began but I didn’t. I was wrong. As a result, I am resigning today.”
This seems to be a pattern. From what I can tell Zucker also declined to disclose the codependent relationship that he had with Donald Trump between 2015 and 2021, which began professionally, but which evolved into something more intimate during the pressure and excitement of the 2016 Republican primary.