Jeff Zucker’s surprise resignation from CNN on Wednesday quickly triggered puzzled questions over just what led to his ouster after revelations of his relationship with Allison Gollust, EVP and Chief Marketing Officer for CNN Worldwide
One CNN anchor, Alisyn Camerota, even said on air that it “feels wrong” that two consenting adults, who are both executives, could not have a private relationship.’s call to Zucker in recent days informing him that he had to exit or face termination, we’ve learned. Rather, it was Zucker’s failure to disclose the relationship, in violation of WarnerMedia policy.
Zucker was not pleased at all when a reorganization at WarnerMedia in the early fall of 2020 split who Gollust reported to, insiders tell us. In her marketing role, Gollust still answered directly to the CNN president, but in her communications position, the exec reported to WarnerMedia’s EVP Christy Haubegger. Golliust currently remains in her CNN gig.
Meanwhile, at even higher levels, there has been a heavy dose of consternation surrounding Zucker’s exit, given the pending Discovery combination with WarnerMedia. Discovery’s largest shareholder,, a critic of CNN, made it known that corporate procedures had to be followed to the letter in regards to Zucker, we hear. Being that WarnerMedia’s standards of business conduct require disclosure of relationships that develop with a boss and subordinate, Zucker’s goose was officially cooked.
“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 worked with for more than 20 years,” Zucker said in a memo to staffers, sent out around 11 AM ET Wednesday. “I acknowledged the relationship evolved in recent years. I was was required to disclose it when it began but I didn’t. I was wrong.”
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