CNN Marketing Boss Allison Gollust Exits After WarnerMedia Probe “Found Violations Of Company Policies”

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Just under two weeks after Jeff Zucker resigned from CNN, the cable newser’s chief marketing exec Allison Gollust is out too.WarnerMedia confirmed the exit to Deadline after an internal memo by CEO Jason Kilar started leaking out:Earlier today, Allison Gollust resigned from CNN following the conclusion of the Company’s investigation into issues associated with Chris Cuomo and former Governor Andrew Cuomo.Performed by a third-party law firm and led by a former federal judge, the investigation was comprehensive and definitive.

It was commissioned in September and concluded this weekend, which now allows the company to share additional information. Based on interviews of more than 40 individuals and a review of over 100,000 texts and emails, the investigation found violations of Company policies, including CNN’s News Standards and Practices, by Jeff Zucker, Allison Gollust, and Chris Cuomo.

We have the highest standards of journalistic integrity at CNN, and those rules apply to everyone equally.The correspondence from the soon-to-be leaving himself Kilar was more blunt.:Based on interviews of more than 40 individuals and a review of over 100,000 texts and emails, the investigation found violations of Company policies, including CNN’s News Standards and Practices, by Jeff Zucker Allison Gollust, and Chris Cuomo,” the WarnerMedia boss told staffers via email Tuesday.  “I realize this news is troubling, disappointing, and frankly, painful to read.

These are valid feelings many of you have.”Both publicly and privately a number of CNNers have been lamenting the demise of Zucker, who resigned resigned as the president of the outlet on February 2.