Atlantic scribe Tim Alberta denied the allegation that he baited former CNN CEO Chris Licht into saying a now-infamous quote about predecessor Jeff Zucker.
A Variety exposé published late Tuesday claimed that Atlantic reporter Tim Alberta baited Licht into mocking Zucker during an interview in which the CNN honcho was working out in the gym with his personal trainer.
“Zucker couldn’t do this sh-t,” Licht was quoted as saying in the piece as he reportedly performed squats with heavy weights. According to Variety, which cited two anonymous sources, the line had first been uttered at the gym by Alberta as he looked on, and was a phrase that Licht “merely repeated” as he pumped iron during the interview.
A Variety story claimed that Chris Licht was fed a now-infamous quote by Atlantic reporter Tim Alberta during an interview.Wednesday tweetstorm“I had never met Zucker. I had no insight into Zucker’s lifestyle. I had not, to that point, brought Zucker up in any of our interviews. The gym wasn’t my idea. It was Licht’s idea — 6 o’clock in the morning. So… on what planet does it make sense that *I* would blurt this out?8) I had never met Zucker. I had no insight into Zucker's lifestyle.
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