CNN personalities are going overboard with their reaction to Jeff Zucker's ouster
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From Clarissa Ward calling the former CNN president's exit "devastating" to Jake Tapper hosting a shiva for staffers at his home to Alisyn Camerota saying Zucker got the "death penalty" to Brian Stelter "going a bit rogue" in defending CNN under Zucker's watch to Don Lemon's emotional goodbye, CNN stars are treating Zucker's ouster as if he had died. "Maybe you’ve heard: Jeff Zucker is out at CNN," says Sarah Jones. "Or maybe you’re a normal person, and you have no idea who Jeff Zucker is or why CNN’s hosts have spent so much time mourning him on air over the past week. If you dwell in this state of blessed ignorance, here is an explanation: Jeff Zucker was the president of CNN Worldwide, making him its head honcho. But judging from what CNN itself is saying, you could be forgiven for thinking he was much more than that."
TOPICS: Jeff Zucker, CNN, Alisyn Camerota, Brian Stelter, Clarissa Ward, Don Lemon, Jake Tapper, Cable News
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