Andy Cohen She confirmed to Rolling Stone that he would be drinking during a CNN telecast on New Year’s Eve. Cohen once again hosts network ceremonies alongside Anderson Cooper. The duo’s drunken antics on air during New Year’s Eve have become a staple of television, but Cohen courted controversy last year after he snubbed Ryan Seacrest and ABC’s “New Year’s Eve.”
Cohen, while on air, addressed “New Year’s Eve” as “Ryan Seacrest’s bunch of losers performing behind us,” adding, “I mean, with all that it’s worth [respect]If you’re watching ABC tonight, you won’t see a thing. I am sorry.”
CNN Announced in November that he would cut back on drinking on his New Year’s Eve telecast. While rumors persist that CNN is banning Cohen and Cooper from drinking on air this year, Cohen made it clear to Rolling Stone that the network’s downsizing may not apply to the duo.
CNN said correspondents He won’t drink,” Cohen explained, noting that he’s a hosting from the program. Anderson and I are going to be the ones partying on CNN, [though] We will celebrate responsibly.”
My job is to get Anderson out of his comfort zone. [and] My job is to be the group leader for everyone watching on New Year’s Eve,” Cohen added. And that’s what I’ll continue to do. And as a matter of fact: If reporters aren’t drinking this year, I’ll celebrate. Even harder on behalf of them.”
Cohen is entering his sixth year as host of CNN’s New Year’s Eve. “One of the cool things about doing this with Anderson is that I don’t have to plan anything,” he said. “New Year’s Eve is a holiday that wears people down; it rarely delivers. For me, it’s delivered every year. I absolutely love it.”
Seacrest said recently Entertainment Weekly It’s “probably a good idea” that CNN announces less drinking on New Year’s Eve. The ABC host said he does not “advocate drinking when one is on the air” and added, “I don’t know how that started as a tradition, but maybe it’s a good idea.” [to cut back], CNN. ”
Cohen admitted at the beginning of the year that Seacrest’s drunken ticket was a huge mistake. “The one thing I regret saying, the only thing is I criticized ABC broadcasts and I really like Ryan Seacrest and he’s an amazing guy,” Cohen said on his SiriusXM radio show. “And I’m really sorry to say that, and I was stupid and drunk and feeling it.”
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