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Former Governor Andrew Cuomo stripped of International Emmy following resignation

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Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s International Emmy Founders Award was rescinded on Tuesday.

In a statement released on Tuesday morning, the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences said it was striking the record of Cuomo being an Emmy winner. “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 Academy said in their statement.

Cuomo won the International Emmy Founders Award for “effective communication and leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic,” the International Academy said in 2020. His daily coronavirus briefings were the major source of his star turn during the pandemic.

Cuomo’s name will be wiped from all Emmy communications and historical lists. An Emmy’s spokesperson told Insider that they do not have a say in whether Cuomo returns the physical trophy, and referred a reporter to the Academy, who did not immediately reply to a request for comment.

Cuomo resigned on Monday following the release of a report by New York attorney general Letitia James detailing allegations the former governor sexually harassed eleven women, one of whom has filed a criminal complaint. Cuomo has denied harassing the women although he has apologized for making comments that “have been misinterpreted as an unwanted flirtation.”

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Paul, 37, is from Scotland in the UK, but currently lives and works in Bangkok. Paul has worked in different industries such as telemarketing, retail, hospitality, farming, insurance, and teaching, where he works now. He teaches at an all-girls High School in Bangkok. “It’s a lot of work, but I love my job.” Paul has an active interest in politics. His reason for writing for FBA is to offer people the facts and allow them to make up their own minds. Whilst he believes opinion columns have their place, it is also important that people can have accurate news with no bias.

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