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Cuomo staffers ‘avoid going into work’ after explosive claims female aides ‘pressured to wear makeup, heels, and dress’
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s staffers are allegedly avoiding going into work after explosive claims were made about female aides being “pressured to wear makeup, heels, and dresses.”
Women on New York Governor’s staff were reportedly pressured to wear makeup, heels and dresses in his presence in order to advance in their careers.
Women on New York Governor’s staff were reportedly pressured to wear makeup, heels, and dresses in his presence to advance in their careers[/caption]
Accuser Anna Ruch, 33, claimed Cuomo grabbed and kissed her at a 2019 wedding[/caption]
Cuomo’s staffers are allegedly not going into the office to work[/caption]
A source has revealed to the New York Post: “I hear that most people aren’t even coming into work, and the offices at the Capitol are empty.”
The insider added: “He’ll fight and fight and fight, but the staffers I’ve talked to are ready for him to hang up the gloves.
“Everyone feels like there is an inevitable conclusion. I mean at some point will Biden call on him to step down? They [staffers] just want this torture to stop.”
Meanwhile, another source – a former Cuomo aide – admitted to the news outlet they “feel a level of rage toward this fake tough guy.”
The anonymous source, reportedly explained staffers are choosing not to work in the executive office and are scared of losing their jobs.
The ex-aide also slammed Cuomo – who was seen draped in a sheet and clutching a bottle this week – for being “anything but” tough, hard working, and smart, according to the report.
“He’s the weakest, he’s the dumbest, and he’s the most shallow of them all. He is genuinely a very small man who pretends to be big,” the former aide reportedly said.
Governor Andrew Cuomo wore a blanket outside the New York State Executive Mansion[/caption]
Liss is pictured with Gov Cuomo[/caption]
A dozen women said there was a general understanding that they were to dress up when around Cuomo, according to The New York Times.
And more than a dozen women who previously worked for the New York governor said he and his top female aides heavily pressured staffers to wear expensive clothing and dress well, New York Magazine reported.
Some of the women claimed that they were told to wear heels when Cuomo was around.
A former staffer and Cuomo accuser, Ana Liss, claimed that an executive assistant told her, “When the governor is here, you need to look really good,” according to New York Magazine.
And a former aide named Kaitlin who declined to provide her last name said Cuomo would criticize her looks if she arrived at work with wet hair or he did not approve of her appearance.
Governor Andrew Cuomo was spotted walking with one of his daughters[/caption]
Cuomo would say, “You decided not to get ready today?” or, “You didn’t put makeup on today?” according to Kaitlin.
Women who were blonde, tall and thin were favored in hiring, current and former Cuomo aides told The Times.
A senior aide and two former staffers said they think they were denied professional opportunities due to the way they dressed, according to the newspaper.
Three ex-staffers claimed they had to dress how Cuomo liked if they wanted to get attention from him.
Charlotte Bennett is one of Cuomo’s accusers[/caption]
Charlotte Bennett is pictured with Gov Cuomo[/caption]
The emphasis on appearance extended to desk assignments, with the staffers who dressed as Cuomo pleased getting placed within view of his office in the Capitol, according to The Times.
New York State Senator Alessandra Biaggi, who was a Cuomo aide in 2017, told the newspaper: “If you are a woman who wants to focus on work, it is the worst place to be.”
Cuomo’s deputy director of administrative services from 2011 to 2014, Peter Yacobellis, said there was “clearly a toxic environment for many women in the governor’s office,” The Times reported.
Yacobellis added that there was no solid sexual harassment training offered to staffers.
Cuomo’s top adviser Richard Azzopardi denied the allegations.
“Not now nor has there ever been an expectation to wear certain clothing or high heels,” Azzopardi told The Times.
Cuomo accuser Charlotte Bennett said the governor asked her if she had sex with older men[/caption]
Cuomo accuser Anna Ruch accused Andrew Cuomo of trying to kiss her in an ‘aggressive’ way[/caption]
Cuomo’s first accuser was Lindsey Boylan[/caption]
Cuomo accuser Karen Hinton claimed he ‘touched her inappropriately’[/caption]
Cuomo on Friday again denied sexual harassment allegations from women, now numbering eight, and refused to resign.
Meanwhile, New York Attorney General Letitia James is overseeing a probe into the eight women’s claims that Cuomo sexually harassed them or made unwanted sexual moves on them.
State lawmakers have started an impeachment inquiry and most Democrats within the state are calling on Cuomo to step down.
It has also been claimed that Cuomo’s ex-wife slept in a lockdown bathroom when he was home as the couple went through their divorce.
(Pictured left to right) Cara Kennedy-Cuomo, Michaela Kennedy-Cuomo, Mariah Kennedy-Cuomo are sitting alongside their dad Andrew Cuomo[/caption]
Cuomo is pictured with his family prior to his governor run[/caption]
Cuomo biographer Michael Shnayerson revealed the claims about Kerry Kennedy, daughter of Robert F. Kennedy, as the New York governor remains under fire after a slew of sexual harassment allegations.
Cuomo’s spokesman dismissed the allegations as “false” and “tabloid fodder” in a response published as part of the lengthy piece.
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Kennedy allegedly told the family that on “more than one” occasion she would sleep in the locked bathroom as the couple worked out divorce proceedings before their separation in 2005.
“I’ve been a human rights activist, and for women who have abusive husbands and here I am enduring this abuse,” Kerry told a friend, claims Shnayerson.
And Cuomo’s top secretary Melissa DeRosa has been accused of telling a state senator she was “full of sh*t” and “a terrible person” for criticizing the New York governor’s Covid-19 response.
