Chris Licht To Step Down At CNN: Reports

CNN’s embattled chief Chris Licht will reportedly step down from the role, according to multiple news reports.

He will be succeeded by Amy Entelis, a CNN executive, for the interim period, according to Puck’s Dylan Byers.

Licht was under fire following a series of controversies, including hosting a town hall with former President Donald Trump, which were detailed in a damaging profile by The Atlantic Friday.

While Licht apologized to CNN staffers during the network’s 9 a.m. editorial call on Monday for becoming a distraction and vowed to fight to earn back their trust, it seems the writing was already on the wall...