US CNN Vice President Disgraced and Resigns After Affair with CEO Exposed

Relationship Revealed During Investigation of Former Anchor

Allison Gollust, former Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of CNN USA. AP=Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] At the leading American broadcaster CNN, the vice president resigned for hiding an 'office romance' following the president's resignation.

On the 15th (local time), The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported, citing a memo from Jason Kilar, CEO of CNN's parent company WarnerMedia, that Allison Gollust, CNN Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), has resigned.

Vice President Gollust resigned for violating company policy by not disclosing her romantic relationship with former President Jeff Zucker to the company. Former President Zucker also resigned earlier this month for the same reason.

Vice President Gollust met former President Zucker as colleagues at NBC in 1998. After Zucker joined CNN in 2013, Gollust was the first person he recruited. Before joining CNN, Gollust served as communications director for former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.

According to WSJ, CEO Kilar's memo also included details about former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, who was fired in December last year for violating company policies.

Chris Cuomo was dismissed after it was revealed that he advised his brother, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who resigned in disgrace last August amid sexual harassment allegations, which was a breach of journalistic ethics.

CEO Kilar stated that during the investigation into Cuomo's misconduct, over 100,000 texts and emails were reviewed and about 40 people were interviewed.

WSJ evaluated, "The three individuals who recently threw CNN into turmoil have now all left the company." It added, "The departure of these three was announced at a critical time as CNN prepares to merge with Discovery Channel."

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