Ryan Seacrest Says CNN’s Plans to Scale Back on Alcohol During NYE Broadcast Is a ‘Good Idea’ Following Andy Cohen’s Loser Diss

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Finding the humor. Ryan Seacrest wasn’t afraid to laugh off Andy Cohen‘s New Year’s Eve comments — while supporting CNN limiting drinking on air for this year’s broadcast.During an interview with Entertainment Weekly, which was published on Monday, December 26, Seacrest, 48, applauded reports that CNN will be cutting down on the hosts’ alcohol intake on and off screen on Saturday, December 31.“I don’t advocate drinking when one is on the air,” the longtime host of ABC’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve shared. “I don’t know how that started as a tradition but it’s probably a good idea [to scale back], CNN.”Seacrest noted that he and his fellow ABC cohosts won’t be consuming alcohol until after 1 a.m.

during their live broadcast. According to the Live with Kelly and Ryan cohost, some anchors may disagree with CNN’s decision.“There’s some pretty respectable people or at least one, right?” he joked about CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live, which is hosted by Anderson Cooper and Cohen, 54. “I think there’s a serious journalist and then a friend of mine who has a lot of fun, but it’s probably a good idea.”The Georgia native also recalled how one of the CNN hosts had “something to say” about his show last year. “[I don’t] think they would say what they said about our performers if they weren’t drinking,” he explained. “I might send them some Casa Dragones Tequila just to tempt them while they’re on the air.”Cohen, who has been cohosting with Cooper, 55, since 2017, made headlines when he threw shade at Rockin’ Eve last year. ​“If you look behind me, you’ll see Ryan Seacrest’s group of losers performing,” he said at the time. “I’m sorry but if you’re watching ABC, you’re watching nothing.”The Andy Cohen Diaries author also took a