Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has been stripped of his international Emmy award following a report that found he sexually harassed multiple women.
The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences said Tuesday it was rescinding the prize, which Cuomo won for his daily briefings on the coronavirus crisis last year.
“The International Academy announced today that in light of the New York Attorney General’s report, and Andrew Cuomo’s subsequent resignation as Governor, it is rescinding his special 2020 International Emmy Award,” the group’s statement read. “His name and any reference to his receiving the award will be eliminated from International Academy materials going forward.”
Cuomo officially stepped down as governor Monday, about three weeks after New York Attorney General Letitia James released a report finding he sexually harassed 11 women—many of whom were current or former state employees.
The report also detailed a “toxic” work environment cultivated by Cuomo and his senior staff. Cuomo strenuously denied the investigation’s findings.
The Democrat maintained his innocence in a pretaped farewell message, saying on Monday he was the victim of “a political and media stampede.”
When he announced Cuomo would be the recipient of the 2020 Founders Award, the academy’s president and CEO, Bruce Paisner, praised Cuomo’s 111 consecutive briefings for being “television shows, with characters, plot lines and stories of success.”
“People around the world tuned in to find out what was going on, and ‘New York tough’ became a symbol of the determination to fight back,” Paisner said at the time.
This is a developing story and will be updated with more information as it becomes available.
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