Jeff Zucker, the former president of CNN, was observed leaving a party in the Hamptons on Sunday afternoon while holding hands with a married CNN host, shortly before his girlfriend departed alone.
Zucker was seen departing the party hosted by former CNN personality Don Lemon while holding hands with “CNN Tonight” host Alisyn Camerota at approximately 3:10 p.m., as reported by the U.K. Daily Mail. Five minutes later, according to the Daily Mail, Allison Gollust, Zucker’s companion, departed on her own.
Zucker is seen holding Camerota’s hand while wearing a blue shirt and white shorts. Camerota donned a white blouse and black shorts.
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A source characterized as “close” to Zucker and Gollust told the New York Post that there was nothing romantic about their hand-holding.
“Allison and Jeff have never been happier. He and Camerota were going to meet Allison for coffee,” the source said, according to the newspaper.
According to the Daily Mail, Zucker and Camerota returned to the party after approximately 40 minutes before departing in separate vehicles. The article makes no mention of Gollust’s return.
According to the Daily Mail, the gathering was to commemorate a new book by “The View” co-host Sunny Hostin. In addition to Hostin, “The View” co-host Joy Behar was also present, according to the Daily Mail.
According to the Daily Mail, Camerota is married to a spouse who works for a private equity firm in Connecticut.
Although it is unusual to see Zucker and Camerota holding hands, the two are known to be cordial. In June of 2019, the then-president of CNN made an eyebrow-raising remark about Camerota.
According to the Daily Mail, Camerota hosted “New Day,” CNN’s morning program, at the time.
“I was gonna say that I love waking up with you every morning, but I want to say that I love waking up to you every morning,” Zucker joked, referring to Camerota, during a speech at the Mirror Awards in Manhattan, the Daily Mail reported.
Camerota responded to Zucker’s remarks by telling The Daily Beast that she was cool with the jest.
“It’s the oldest joke in the book made to morning show anchors, both men and women,” Camerota told the outlet.
“I hear it a couple of times a week from people in the grocery store. That isn’t harassment, in my opinion, and I didn’t find it tone deaf, either,” she added.
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