CNN anchor Chris Cuomo went nuclear on a guy who called him a derogatory name, threatening to beat his ass.
Chris was in NY when a guy approached him and called him “Fredo” … an insulting name of a character in “The Godfather” that connotes weakness.
A man in NY yesterday approached CNN’s Chris Cuomo and called him “Fredo”
Cuomo: “You’re going to have a problem”
Man: “What are you going to do about it?”
Cuomo: “I’ll fuckin ruin your shit. I’ll fucking throw you down these stairs”
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Chris is from a proud Italian family, and it set him off, challenging the man, threatening … “I’ll f***in ruin your shit. I’ll f***in throw you down these stairs.”
Cuomo told the guy using the name “Fredo” is as offensive to Italians as using the n-word is to African Americans.
He’s a popular anchor who’s made a name for himself as a fair-minded guy, but everything dissolved into abject rage as he scoffed at the guy who claimed — clearly falsely — that he thought Chris’ name was Fredo.