Valuetainment - April 16, 2025


“Fired For Lying？” - Chris Cuomo BREAKS SILENCE On $100m CNN Lawsuit Standoff


Episode Stats

Length

7 minutes

Words per Minute

196.30545

Word Count

1,509

Sentence Count

166

Misogynist Sentences

2

Hate Speech Sentences

2


Summary

Former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo joins Jemele to discuss why he left the network, why he thinks it's a good idea to buy CNN, and why he doesn't think it's worth it. Plus, CNN buys a radio station.


Transcript

00:00:00.160 What's the story with, you think, CNN right now, by the way, your lawsuit is still pending with them, right?
00:00:06.380 Yes.
00:00:06.860 It's not done yet?
00:00:07.780 No.
00:00:09.880 No.
00:00:10.520 Carpetration is a nightmare.
00:00:12.740 Carpetration is a nightmare.
00:00:13.960 Also, they switched out their GC.
00:00:16.100 So when you do that.
00:00:17.480 Never a good sign.
00:00:18.500 It's not a good sign for having anything.
00:00:21.260 And again, I say this, and I know it's frustrating.
00:00:23.800 I loved being at CNN.
00:00:27.200 I miss the people there.
00:00:28.220 I never got to say goodbye to most of them.
00:00:30.420 And I wish them well.
00:00:32.020 I do not have a problem with CNN.
00:00:33.420 I have a problem with the two guys who decided to lie about me and let me go.
00:00:38.600 That's my beef.
00:00:40.000 And I'm not even looking for a huge payday.
00:00:42.600 I just need to have one comma removed from the description of me, which is fired from CNN, true, comma, for lying about what he did.
00:00:52.240 No, I didn't.
00:00:53.640 And I need that away because people love.
00:00:55.260 That's literally the only thing you want.
00:00:56.680 Yeah, because that's what they use on me all the time.
00:00:58.960 Is, well, you were fired for lying, right?
00:01:00.800 No, I was not fired for lying.
00:01:03.000 I was fired because the new members, the new owners didn't like what I was.
00:01:08.100 And my boss was being pinched.
00:01:10.320 And they sacrificed me.
00:01:11.940 And that's okay.
00:01:12.780 The way they did it was not okay.
00:01:15.480 And that's all I want is I don't want you to be able to say, Chris Cuomo's coming on today who was fired from CNN, of course, for lying about how he helped it.
00:01:22.880 I don't want that.
00:01:24.100 I don't want it.
00:01:24.740 I don't want my kids to have to see it.
00:01:26.200 I don't want it as part of my reputation because it's not true.
00:01:29.360 Have you and Zucker spoken since then or no?
00:01:31.440 Nothing at all?
00:01:32.120 No.
00:01:32.520 Is CNN worth buying today?
00:01:35.820 Yeah.
00:01:36.500 I think it's a very, very powerful brand.
00:01:38.800 At what price?
00:01:39.860 Oh, I don't know.
00:01:40.500 That's your world.
00:01:42.080 But you're saying CNN is worth buying today?
00:01:44.020 Yeah, I think it's a really powerful brand.
00:01:45.800 You think the CEO of the company, Scott Jennings, will sell?
00:01:49.080 I have no idea.
00:01:51.640 I have no idea.
00:01:52.200 Because you know Scott Jennings won't CNN.
00:01:53.840 Look, I always got along with him.
00:01:59.740 I think it's really important for them.
00:02:03.000 I think they should have more than one of him.
00:02:05.400 We used to have like six of him.
00:02:06.880 Now they only have one.
00:02:08.740 And I frankly thought that they had other ones that were even more effective as arguers.
00:02:16.660 But it's really important to have...
00:02:18.840 Guys, my favorite one is...
00:02:23.400 And I tell you, age is a horrible thing, Pat.
00:02:26.200 What was the name of the guy who ran for president?
00:02:27.860 He was senator.
00:02:30.020 Huntsman?
00:02:30.380 No, big Christian.
00:02:32.280 He's got like seven kids.
00:02:33.820 Oh, Santorum.
00:02:35.040 Rick Santorum was a great, great presence.
00:02:41.540 You know, we used to get sideways every once in a while, but disagree, but not be disagreeable.
00:02:46.180 That said, what he had that I think Chris Sununu needs a little bit of to become a real thing.
00:02:53.260 I think Chris Sununu has got real potential.
00:02:55.040 If you poked him too much, you were going to get smacked in the head.
00:02:59.660 And that's an important thing to have in debate, which is, hey, we're being respectful.
00:03:05.860 When you've decided now you're not going to be respectful, you just made a mistake.
00:03:10.480 And I'm going to make you very aware of it very fast.
00:03:12.660 Rick had that.
00:03:13.220 And I think that's an important part of the mix.
00:03:17.140 But I'm happy for Jennings' success, and I'm happy for CNN to have balance.
00:03:21.820 It's really, really important.
00:03:23.560 When are we going to see a podcast with you and Lemon?
00:03:26.620 Oh, I don't know.
00:03:27.540 Why would I do it?
00:03:29.900 Seriously.
00:03:30.540 Like, why would I do it?
00:03:32.320 You think he's going to apologize to me?
00:03:33.940 I should have called you.
00:03:34.960 He would open up the song with like, reunited, and it feels so good.
00:03:39.560 You don't think like it's a...
00:03:40.700 I wish, you know, I mean, look, you know me.
00:03:43.560 I have nothing but good stuff for him.
00:03:47.660 I hope good things.
00:03:49.400 I am a loyalty guy, okay?
00:03:52.920 That's the end of the analysis for me.
00:03:55.080 Doesn't mean I hate you.
00:03:56.860 Doesn't mean I want bad things for you.
00:03:58.480 Doesn't mean I'm looking to do bad things to you.
00:04:01.200 But you're ride or die or you're not.
00:04:03.580 And it's a very simple analysis.
00:04:06.960 I am very lucky to have people like you in my life.
00:04:10.020 I'm very lucky to call a guy, you, Tom, Vinny, Eric, you know, to have guys who are my friends
00:04:16.280 who I know I'll call up, I'm going to get a straight read, and you're with me.
00:04:19.720 And if you're not, you're going to tell me.
00:04:22.260 That's what matters to me in life.
00:04:23.800 People have different value systems.
00:04:26.940 I'm not judging anybody's.
00:04:28.620 I don't have...
00:04:29.380 I never say bad shit about Tom.
00:04:31.180 And I want him to be successful.
00:04:33.660 Why?
00:04:34.100 Why wouldn't I?
00:04:35.120 But why would I do a podcast with him?
00:04:37.320 Is he going to apologize?
00:04:38.560 Do it to me, man to man.
00:04:40.080 I should have asked you what was going on.
00:04:42.380 I should have heard your side.
00:04:43.820 I shouldn't have just defaulted to doing what was good for me in that moment.
00:04:47.100 Did he call you at all?
00:04:48.200 No.
00:04:48.500 Look, yes, but not when he needed to and how he needed to.
00:04:53.720 And again, I'm not judging it.
00:04:55.320 I get it.
00:04:56.020 I get it.
00:04:56.640 Would I have done the same thing?
00:04:57.900 Yeah.
00:04:58.120 No, because I am reckless with my self-interest where loyalty is involved.
00:05:03.900 If Vinny's in a pinch, I'm there for Vinny.
00:05:07.480 Yeah, but Vinny, he may have screwed up here.
00:05:09.340 Hey, I'll deal with that later.
00:05:11.660 Vinny and I will figure that out later.
00:05:14.060 But this is my guy.
00:05:15.880 So against anybody else, I'm with you.
00:05:18.720 Then we'll figure it out.
00:05:19.580 Vinny, why did you do this?
00:05:20.960 Yeah, yeah.
00:05:21.300 What the hell are you thinking?
00:05:22.640 Vinny, dinner's on you for a long effing time.
00:05:25.600 But you're my guy.
00:05:26.900 So would I do a podcast with him?
00:05:28.960 To what end?
00:05:30.360 To what end?
00:05:32.200 I don't find what he's saying particularly interesting.
00:05:36.400 I'm not interested in hearing people tell me what's wrong.
00:05:40.080 I'm not interested in it.
00:05:41.260 I'm not interested in people telling me why they think somebody's bad.
00:05:45.660 I'm good on that.
00:05:46.960 I get it.
00:05:47.720 What's better?
00:05:48.500 How do we get better?
00:05:49.940 What's your better idea?
00:05:51.280 That's what I'm doing on a regular basis.
00:05:53.960 A lot of you have been asking about the Cigar Lounge that you want to come to it.
00:05:57.460 And we've been having back to back to back.
00:05:59.380 This last Friday was the biggest event we ever had at the Cigar Lounge, which was fantastic.
00:06:04.480 However, grand opening is this Thursday night.
00:06:07.180 This Thursday night.
00:06:08.380 And this is what we're doing.
00:06:09.200 Thursday, we're not doing a podcast in the morning.
00:06:12.020 Thursday, we're doing a live podcast at our comedy club.
00:06:15.040 At Cigar Lounge, $59.90 live.
00:06:17.580 Tickets are being sold.
00:06:18.500 It'll be myself, Vinny, Tom, and Adam.
00:06:21.080 Live audience.
00:06:22.220 Come on down.
00:06:23.080 Bar opens at 6.
00:06:24.140 If you get there at 6 p.m., you buy tickets.
00:06:26.880 No matter whether you buy the regular ticket, the general, the premium, or VIP.
00:06:30.880 If you get the ticket and you're there early, we're going to give private tours of the Cigar Lounge and then bring you back in the room.
00:06:36.380 And the podcast will start at 7 p.m.
00:06:38.360 It's going to be a skeptic.
00:06:39.260 I mean, it's going to be, if you've been to it before, it's a spectacle.
00:06:42.180 It's incredible.
00:06:43.000 The energy, the vibe, the announcements, different things that we do.
00:06:45.660 And a lot of people are networking together.
00:06:47.680 But that's the QR code.
00:06:48.800 The website, Rob, if we can give them the website so some of the folks on Spotify can go to it as well.
00:06:53.740 I believe it's boardroomcigarlounge.com.
00:06:57.320 Go a little bit lower so it gives the details.
00:07:02.340 You'll get the tickets.
00:07:03.260 So go lower, Rob, lower, lower for the tickets.
00:07:05.120 There's general premium VIP, $100, $250, $500.
00:07:08.600 VIP, you get a chance to actually go afterwards to the Cigar Lounge, and we'll be with you guys.
00:07:12.700 And we're doing it Thursday instead of Friday because Friday is Good Friday.
00:07:15.400 So Thursday, we'll celebrate it together.
00:07:17.220 Come on down.
00:07:17.800 Bring a friend, network.
00:07:19.760 Join the rest of us.
00:07:20.860 We'll have a good time.
00:07:21.520 If you've been to it before, typically the people that have been to it before, they know VIP sellout immediately.
00:07:26.280 This year, we have fewer VIPs because platinum members get first on those seats.
00:07:31.960 So if you want to have a VIP seat, hurry up and place your order, and we'll see you guys Thursday night.
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