Sex and the City actress Cynthia Nixon took a dig disgraced former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo by way of a tweet following he was stripped of the Emmy that he was awarded for his coronavirus briefings. Mr Cuomo was stripped of the international Emmy Award following sexual harassment allegations surfaced against him. On Wednesday, Ms Nixon tweeted, “The difference between me and Andrew Cuomo? Neither of us is governor, but I still have my Emmy(s).” Mr Cuomo received the Emmy in November 2020. However, following Attorney General Letitia James’ report accused him of sexually harassing 11 females, the award was rescinded.
On the other hand, Ms Nixon has two Emmy awards for her roles in Sex and the City and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
The distinction in between me and Andrew Cuomo? Neither of us is governor, but I nevertheless have my Emmy(s).
— Cynthia Nixon (@CynthiaNixon) August 24, 2021
Her remark is reminiscent of the bitterness in the course of the Democratic key battle in between her and Mr Cuomo in 2018. She lost her bid to the governor’s seat by nearly 30 points.
Twitter users’ reactions had been mixed with political overtones. A handful of customers supported her stand.
One such user, David Yoffee, wrote, “You should run in the 2022 NY Governor’s primary Cynthia, you have a decent chance of winning, you already have my vote, we need someone in NY with progressive ideas!”
You really should run in the 2022 NY Governor’s key Cynthia,you have a decent likelihood of winning,you currently have my vote,we will need an individual in NY with progressive tips !
— David Yoffee (@DYoffee) August 24, 2021
But most customers had been not pleased by her tweet. A user “roseannetweets” wrote, “Wow, this was low, you just lost me as a viewer on your reboot. No need to kick someone while they’re down.”
Wow, this was low, you just lost me as a viewer on your reboot.
No will need to kick an individual when they are down. I place my vote behind you in 2018, I now am satisfied you lost. You can be the larger particular person right here but you chose this.— roseannetweets (@roseannetweets_) August 24, 2021
Some customers took Mr Cuomo’s side and nevertheless praised him for his function in the course of the pandemic. One user named Dpatrone wrote, “Sorry but your Emmys would not have got us through Covid.”
Sorry but your Emmys would not have got us by way of Covid.
— dp (@dpatrone) August 24, 2021
Barbara Hoffmann wrote, “No fan of Andrew, but he won an election and you never came close. Sit down.”
No fan of Andrew, but he won an election and you by no means came close. Sit down.
— Barbara Hoffmann (@sophiesmother95) August 24, 2021
But, a user “PoliticalAnt” balanced the stance by writing, “Based on how things have gone, can you honestly say Cuomo was more qualified than her? I know I can’t.”
Based on how factors have gone, can you honestly say Cuomo was more certified than her? I know I cannot.
— PoliticalAnt????(a.k.a. @JazzLuvnAnt????)???????????????????? (@PoliticalAnt) August 25, 2021
One user “inazarab” wrote, “I’d take an actress over a corrupt sex offender any day.”
But getting a sex offender is the marker for “qualified to be chief executive”? I’d take an actress more than a corrupt sex offender any day.
— Alex (@inazarab) August 24, 2021
Mr Cuomo resigned from his Governor’s position late on Monday (August 23).