Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Stripped Of His Emmy

The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has stripped former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo of his Emmy award one day after he officially stepped down as governor. The announcement was made just hours after Kathy Hochul was sworn in to replace him.

Cuomo was forced to resign after a 165-page report by New York Attorney General Letitia James accused him of sexually harassing at least 11 women. Cuomo has maintained his innocence and said that the "truth will come out" during his final address as governor on Monday (August 23).

"The International Academy announced today that in light of the New York Attorney General's report, and Andrew Cuomo's subsequent resignation as Governor, it is rescinding his special 2020 International Emmy® Award. His name and any reference to his receiving the award will be eliminated from International Academy materials going forward," the organization said in a statement.

The Academy awarded Cuomo its Founders Award on November 20 for "his masterful use of television to inform and calm people around the world" during the height of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. Cuomo's daily press conferences were considered much-watch TV as he provided new updates as New York City became the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States.