CNN's new boss asks anchors not to drink during New Year's Eve special: report

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https://thehill.com/homenews/media/3793432-cnns-new-boss-asks-anchors-not-to-drink-during-new-years-eve-special-report/?fbclid=IwAR2bMIs0CzjlXjuN-bymyDF2gQyK0Y5GzewcgtVJxpTMv_WcK6Iilji0JH4

CNN head Chris Licht has asked the network’s anchors for its New Year’s Eve special not to consume alcohol on the air while the program is on, The Washington Post reported on Friday.

The Post reported that a network source said Licht asked Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper, who will host coverage in New York, and Don Lemon, who will take over in New Orleans, not to drink, which will mark a change from previous years.

Cohen went viral last year after he went on an apparently booze-fueled rant that included criticism of former New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (D).

Lemon appeared to be intoxicated while getting his ear pierced on television during New Year’s in 2017, while Cooper said “it’s like burning your lungs” while taking a shot of tequila in 2019.

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Don't drink during. Got it. Loophole noted.