The unfortunate former governor Andrew Cuomo was removed from his Emmy Award on Tuesday over allegations of sexual harassment credited in the state attorney general’s investigation that handed over death to his government reign.
“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 terminating its 2020 International Special Emmy Award,” it says. in a statement from the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
“His name and any reference to him receiving the award will be removed from International Academy material in the future.”
Cuomo received the award in November 2020 for his COVID-19 pandemic press meetings. The scandalous governor, who resigned on Monday, was previously recognized for his “effective use of television during the pandemic,” the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. announced.
“It’s great news! Now the Academy sees what we see in Cuomo, ”said Councilman Robert Holden, who sent a letter to the Academy in February urging them to take out the Emmy Award from Cuomo.
“And that’s the least of Cuomo’s problems,” the Queens lawmaker added. “We still have investigations into the deaths of COVID nursing homes and the allegations that paid government staff used to write their book.”