CNN parent company boss 'belittled' ex-network honcho Jeff Zucker, claims he had tears in his eyes: report
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A new report exposed behind-the-scenes drama between Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav and ousted CNN president Jeff Zucker, who were once friends.
Despite having a tight relationship with Zucker, Zaslav had been having discussions with his "protégé," longtime TV producer Chris Licht, to take over CNN in late 2021, according to the Times, as part of the effort to make the network nonpartisan. It was a direct contradiction to Zucker's leadership in transforming the CNN into a partisan, anti-Trump news organization. Joseph A. Wulfsohn is a media reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to joseph.wulfsohn@fox.com and on Twitter: @JosephWulfsohn.
While corporate attitudes signaled to Zaslav that Zucker would not have a long future at CNN following the Warner Bros. Discovery merger, Zucker was ultimately forced to resign in February 2022 for failing to disclose his romantic relationship with a top CNN executive.