Privacy | CNN exec's secret office romance puts workplace relationships under the spotlight

The president of CNN has resigned after it emerged he failed to disclose a relationship with another top executive, the New York Times has reported.

Jeff Zucker ended his nine-year-long tenure at the helm of one of America’s biggest media companies after his secret was discovered during a separate investigation into the conduct of Chris Cuomo, the ex-CNN anchor who was sacked in December over his involvement in the political affairs of his brother, former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, the NYT said.

In an internal memo, seen by the NYT, Zucker explained to employees: “I was asked about a consensual relationship with my closest colleague, someone I have worked with for more than 20 years.

“I acknowledged the relationship evolved in recent years. I was required to disclose it when it began but I didn’t. I was wrong.”