Chris Cuomo is taking next week off amid Andrew Cuomo controversy, but his vacation was pre-planned

The New York Times

“Every year I take my birthday week off. I’m looking forward to it,” Chris Cuomo, who will turn 51 on Monday, said on CNN's The Handoff podcast that he co-hosts with colleague Don Lemon. The vacation, which began Friday, comes days after confirmation that he helped shaped Gov. Cuomo's response to his sexual misconduct scandal.