Should Allison Gollust resign from CNN over Jeff Zucker affair? Sunny Hostin certainly thinks so
Sunny Hostin, co-host on 'The View' is stunned by the fact that Allison Gollust is still working at CNN despite her apparent violation of the company policy by being in a relationship with former CNN president Jeff Zucker. Hostin wants CNN to fire Gollust who works at the network as its Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer.
Earlier this week Zucker announced his sudden resignation from CNN citing that he failed to disclose his relationship with Gollust during CNN’s investigation into Chris Cuomo’s tenure. Following Zucker’s resignation, Gollust also issued a statement confirming her relationship with the ex CNN CEO. “Jeff and I have been close friends and professional partners for over 20 years. 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.”
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In reference to only Zucker’s resignation, Hostin said “As women, don’t we want other women to be held to the same standards that we hold men? Everyone said ‘Yes, Jeff Zucker has to go!’ Why does Allison get to keep her job, when she also had an incredible indiscretion and an incredible lack of judgment?” Hostin said during the segment. Hostin continued to approach the matter from the same direction and described the relationship as “inappropriate at best”.
“I think that if I were still working at CNN and I was one of her direct reports, I would think she lacked judgment, I would be uncomfortable that she broke so many of those rules, and I would start questioning her leadership. I don’t think she should stay,” Hostin explained.
Co-host Sara Haines also said she believes such relationships are problematic and agreed with Hostin. “I think the problem is the optics of this, because if you have advanced at all or garnered special favor from a boss you’re intimate with, that’s problematic in a workplace," she reasoned.
It seems many women are unhappy with Gollust for being able to keep her job. The NYPost cites sources at CNN saying that "female employees at CNN are furious" that Gollust is keeping her job after “lying for years” about her affair with Zucker. “CNN is supposed to be a transparent news network. How does she get away with lying about their affair for so long?” asked one employee. More irate employees have expressed their displeasure with the whole scandal as one insider called the comments “a total lie.” “They’ve been together for years,” the source shared. “And she’s still lying about it today — the statement she made that ‘recently our relationship changed during COVID’ is a total lie.”