CNN Producer Charged with Attempting to Entice Minors for Sexual Activity: 'Deeply Disturbing,' Says Network

Photo: JGriffNYC/Twitter Veteran CNN producer John Griffin has been criminally charged with enticing minors to engage in unlawful sexual activity. Griffin conveyed thoughts including one that a “woman is a woman regardless of her age,” and that women should be sexually subservient and inferior to men, according to the DOJ. On one occasion cited in the indictment in June of 2020, Griffin allegedly advised the mother of 9-year-old and 13-year-old girls to make sure the older child was “trained properly.

CNN Pushes Back at Don Lemon for 'Inaccurate' Twitter Statement About the Way He Was Terminated

On Monday afternoon, shortly aftershocking news brokethatTucker Carlsonwould not be returning to Fox News — effective immediately — CNN’s Lemon, 57, released a heated statement on Twitter announcing that he, too, was no longer employed. He continued: “At no time was I ever given any indication that I would not be able to continue to do the work I have loved at the network. It is clear that there are some larger issues at play.

CNN Says Andy Cohen Will Return for Next Year's NYE Special After He 'Said Something He Shouldn't Have'

CNN has addressedAndy Cohen’s future with its annual New Year’s Eve special. On Monday, CNN confirmed that Cohen will be returning to co-host its special in December 2022. During the New Year’s Eve broadcast, Cohen called the ABC broadcast’s performers a “group of losers.” andy cohen/instagram Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

CNN Sets March 29 for Launch of Streaming Service

Photo: CNN CNN+ will be available soon. The network announced it will launch its own streaming service on March 29. Those who sign up for CNN+ in the first month will be given 50 percent off for the entirety of their membership. CNN+ starts at $5.99 per month, the same price as its competitor Fox Nation, and is expected to provide news as well as exclusive content, including true crime, food and travel, from the network’s leading newscasters.

CNN Staff 'Celebrating' Ouster of Boss Chris Licht: 'Bad Move After Bad Move' (Source)

Chris Licht.Photo:Mike Coppola/Getty Mike Coppola/Getty Hours afterChris Licht was oustedas CEO and chairman of CNN, office morale has already seen improvement. A former CNN employee tells PEOPLE that staffers are “celebrating in the newsrooms right now.” “They say his office being on the high floor, the private planes and theTrump Town Hallwere bad move after bad move,” the source says. On Wednesday morning, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav sent an internal memo to CNN employees announcing Licht’s departure, a move that many saw coming after a slew of missteps damaged company morale and tanked the network’s viewership.