I’m thinking SHE decided to say/sell something is the real reason.
My take: AT&T is using this as an excuse to get rid of Zucker so that they can try to take CNN in a different direction. Viewership is down 90% at CNN and they’ve got to do something. Plus Prez Trump at his last rally called out CNN and said that AT&T that owns CNN should be boycotted. I’m sure AT&T is feeling the heat and wants to shuffle the deck of cards over at CNN before their ratings are down 100%. As a spectacle sport, this should be very interesting to watch. I’m hopeful more dirt will come out soon so we can all enjoy the further degradation and pig wallowing over at CNN.