The Driest News Network: CNN Cuts Booze From NYE Broadcast After Cohen-Cooper Fiasco

Outside CNN Center In May, WarnerMedia merged with Discovery, changing the corporate ownership of CNN. Months prior, longtime CNN President Jeff Zucker stepped down after it was revealed he was having an affair with an executive. He was replaced by Chris Licht after the merger was complete.If watching the normally uptight and wooden CNN anchors get loosey-goosey on New Year’s Eve was a regular event during your New Year’s celebrations, you may want to find another channel to watch this year.According to The Washington Post, CNN head Chris Licht has asked the network’s New Year’s Eve Celebration hosts not to drink on air this year, ending what had recently become a tradition for the normally stuffy news network.The decision appears to be the result of the anchors getting a little too loose during last year’s broadcast. Host Andy Cohen, who is a host for BravoTV the rest of the year, went on a rant criticizing former New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio. Also during that broadcast, Don Lemon appeared intoxicated while getting his ear pierced and told critics that they “can kiss my behind” on air.