Cuomo was fired after it was discovered he urged his former New York governor brother Andrew on his media strategy following the state's attorney general's report finding he sexually harassed 11 different women.
The ex-anchor, 51, who hosted Cuomo Prime Time from 2017 until last December, thinks that former network head Jeff Zucker was forced out because he learned he supported Andrew.
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Sources now tell Page Six that the dismissed host wants $60 million, far more than the $18 million left on his contract because former Zucker reportedly knew he was still in touch with his brother during the scandal.
"He wants 'Megyn Kelly money'," one source said, citing the former Fox News host who was paid the total $69 million in her contract when she parted ways with NBC after a scandal over a segment discussing blackface in 2018.
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Zucker, 56, left on February 2, mentioning his failure to tell the company about his relationship with a network executive.
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"Chris insists he never did anything for his brother Andrew that Zucker didn't know about. His camp believes Zucker wasn't fired for an inappropriate relationship with Allison Gollust. Everybody knew about that and nobody cared," a source told Page Six.
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"What he believes happened is WarnerMedia found something in their investigation into Chris, perhaps internal memos or documents which revealed more about Zucker's involvement with Andrew Cuomo. Gollust was just a convenient excuse."
Zucker previously said that Cuomo wouldn't get compensation, but WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar refused to address the issue during a virtual meeting with CNN's New York-based hosts on Monday.
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Sources tell Page Six that Zucker learned that Chris was still in touch with his brother Andrew throughout the scandal and that he guaranteed that Andrew made regular appearances on Chris's primetime show.
Sources say Zucker' guided Andrew Cuomo on what to say in his press conferences, specifically how to hit back at President Donald Trump. He advised him when, where, and what to say. He criticized Andrew if he appeared on other networks.
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"When this all finally comes out, it will put an end to the big cry fest going on at CNN over Zucker's ousting."
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During a meeting between Kilar and CNN's DC newsroom last week, host Jake Tapper alluded to the theory that Cuomo leaked information about Zucker's relationship with an executive to secure a better exit package, according to New York Times media reporter Michael Grynbaum.
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"An outsider observer might say, well it looks like Chris Cuomo succeeded. He threatened, Jeff said we don't negotiate with terrorists, and Chris blew up the place. How do we get past that perception that this is the bad guy winning?" Tapper asked.
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