Chris Cuomo is ready to start a weeklong trip from his prime-time CNN speak present on Friday, a break that the host described as a beforehand scheduled absence deliberate round his birthday.
“Yearly I take my birthday week off,” Mr. Cuomo, who will flip 51 on Monday, stated on a CNN podcast. “I’m trying ahead to it.”
The holiday comes as Mr. Cuomo’s brother, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York, faces widespread calls to resign after a report by the New York State legal professional basic on Tuesday detailed a number of sexual harassment accusations towards him.
Chris Cuomo has not as soon as talked about his brother or the scandal on his 9 p.m. program for the reason that launch of the report, which has in any other case acquired intensive protection on CNN. He apologized earlier this 12 months for discussing technique with Governor Cuomo’s aides on how to answer the scandal; the host known as his actions a “mistake” and pledged to not focus on his brother on-air.
On Thursday’s episode of “The Handoff” — a weekly podcast that Chris Cuomo co-hosts together with his community colleague Don Lemon — Mr. Cuomo advised Mr. Lemon that he was trying ahead to his time away.
“I’ll be proper right here at dwelling as a result of I don’t know why I’d go anyplace else than the East Finish of Lengthy Island in the course of the summer time. It’s probably the most stunning place on this planet,” stated Mr. Cuomo, who’s a fixture of the Hamptons summer time scene, together with Mr. Lemon. “I’ll be fishing, I’ll be hanging out with you, and I’ll be making reminiscences with the youngsters.”
Mr. Lemon stated he was “cooking up” plans for the week with Mr. Cuomo’s spouse, Cristina.
“I’m positive you’ll make the plan and I’ll pay for it,” Mr. Cuomo joked.
The continued scandal involving Governor Cuomo went unmentioned.
Michael Smerconish, an everyday substitute for Chris Cuomo, is scheduled to host Friday’s version of “Cuomo Prime Time.” Chris Cuomo additionally didn’t seem on the Friday episode of his SiriusXM radio present; a substitute host stated he was on trip. CNN declined to remark past Mr. Cuomo’s feedback on his podcast.