Jake Tapper Executive Producer Out at CNN After Sexual Misconduct Accusation
thewrap.comreported the news. By Friday, Quadrani had exited the network.Though concerns about Quadrani had reportedly been surfaced prior to the evidence making its way to Tapper, evidence had never been significant enough to take action.A CNN spokesperson declined to comment.
TheWrap was unable to reach Quadrani for comment.Prior to joining Tapper’s team for “The Lead With Jake Tapper” in 2013, Quadrani worked MSNBC as an executive producer on “The Daily Rundown With Chuck Todd” and MSNBC’s weekend programming.
The EP also previously worked at “Today” from 2003–2009 after working ABC’s “Good Morning America” from 1998–2003.The ouster comes just over a year after former CNN Worldwide president Jeff Zucker resigned from the network over a consensual relationship with his key lieutenant, Allison Gollust, who herself resigned from CNN shortly after the relationship was unveiled.“As part of the investigation into Chris Cuomo’s tenure at CNN, I was asked about a consensual relationship with my closest colleague, someone I have worked with for more than 20 years,” Zucker wrote employees in a memo shared by CNN. “I acknowledged the relationship evolved in recent years.
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