All that criticism could arguably be attributed simply to scuttlebutt and challenging family dynamics, but an unexpected and painful loss may have played a big role in what appeared to be Andrew and Kerry's steep marital decline.
Some say Andrew Cuomo's behavior following a Kennedy family tragedy created an irreversible schism between the governor and his in-laws. In , year- old lawyer Michael Kennedy was killed in a skiing accident, and according to The Contender via Vanity Fair , the Kennedy family decided to close ranks and mourn in private.
Cuomo reportedly took a different tack when he and his brother, Chris Cuomo , slipped away from a gathering in the Kennedy family's Hyannis Port compound to speak to the press lurking outside.
Author Michael Shnayerson claims the grieving family was traumatized by the actions of the brothers Cuomo. Rory Kennedy pictured left , who was with Michael the day her brother died and who attempted to save her brother's life at the scene, reportedly asked Andrew why he spoke to reporters. According to Shnayeson's account, Andrew believed "the family was lucky that he was there to handle the moment.
Speechless, Rory fled to her room upstairs. That's reportedly when he started to think of Kerry Kennedy's husband as nothing more than an opportunistic "bully. Andrew Cuomo's strained relations with his wife's family must have been tough, but when combined with the pressures of a failed gubernatorial bid, what remained of "Cuomolot" soon crumbled. Cuomo's first attempt to follow in the steps of his famous father — former three-term New York Gov.
Mario Cuomo — was more or less a disaster. Cuomo rejected the suggestion that he was trying to use the terrorist attack for political advantage," but regardless of intent, Cuomo's tactic for taking down Pataki backfired.
Cuomo reportedly pulled out of the gubernatorial primary in an effort to save face from a shattering defeat by Carl McCall who eventually lost to Pataki. The day after the primary, on Sept. But now, enough was enough. Even though Andrew Cuomo's failed campaign for governor of New York reportedly played a significant role in the unraveling of his marriage to Kerry Kennedy, some sources allege that politics wasn't the only reason their union unraveled.
According to The Contender via Vanity Fair , the gubernatorial campaign "made Kerry appreciate Andrew's capacity for hard work, and she had no doubt that he would make a good governor. Her problem with her husband was strictly personal.
Perhaps Kennedy found what she was looking for in professional polo player Bruce Colley because the tabloids had a field day reporting on an alleged affair between the very married " polo-playing Romeo " and " cheatin' Kerry. Kennedy supposedly told Cuomo to pound salt and move out. While their divorce marked the proverbial fall of "Cuomolot," the aftershocks have continued to shape political discourse. The breakup between Andrew Cuomo and Kerry Kennedy dragged on for years, and the reputations of both parties have taken some punches.
They allegedly locked horns over child support for years, with Kennedy's camp reportedly accusing Cuomo of holding out on his three daughters: Michaela born in and twins Cara and Mariah born in A spokesperson to the governor has denied the allegations laid out by Shnayerson and claimed that the 'rumors' around their divorce have all been proven 'untrue'. Time has proven them all false,' the spokesperson told DailyMail. The Kennedy family are said to have had reservations about Cuomo, yet the wedding went ahead, and the couple had three daughters together: twins Mariah and Cara in , followed by Michaela who was born in Just two months after Michaela's birth, discussions of divorce between the pair had reportedly turned from not 'if' but 'when'.
Kennedy suggested the couple seek marriage counseling, but Cuomo was said to be too consumed with work. By the point of their divorce, the extended Kennedy family had already decided that Cuomo was never going to fit in. Shnayerson says that the family would often crack jokes around him at his expense, but he refused to be a part of the fun.
The eight siblings said that after giving Cuomo a chance, they eventually wrote him off as a 'bully'. That's where I started to think, this is a bad guy. He's just a bully,' the sibling allegedly stated. Leading up to their divorce, Kennedy is said to have believed Cuomo didn't spend enough time with the family and was horrified when she heard the Rolling Stones song 'Sympathy for the Devil' play during a campaign event — an insensitive score selection, considering its line: 'I shouted out, 'Who killed the Kennedys?
Kennedy also allegedly had an affair with a close friend, Bruce Colley, according to reports from the time. Andrew Cuomo, right, announces his candidacy for NY Governor in - his first attempt at the office in which he was not elected. The marriage was allegedly already on the rocks. Kerry Kennedy decided she could be with Cuomo no longer following his failed governor bid in The couple are pictured together in , the year they got married.
The divorce was finalized in , but more than a decade later they were reported to be still battling in court over child support for their daughters' education and healthcare costs, the New York Post reported.
In response, the couple issued a joint statement, denying any financial disputes, but a source told the outlet Kennedy only signed the statements because Cuomo had finally agreed to make certain payments and she hoped to shield her daughters from any drama. Kennedy and the couple's three daughters have not yet commented on the allegations against Cuomo even as more and more top-seated Democrats call for him to quit.
Mariah was seen walking with her father outside of the governor's residence on Friday night just hours after he refused to quit and branded politicians calling for him to step aside 'dangerous'. Cuomo is pictured outside the Governor's Mansion in Albany with his daughter on Friday. The Governor draped a blanket around his shoulders and appeared to be in a downcast mood as he was spotted outside his residence just hours after refusing to resign on Friday.
Yet on Friday night, New York Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand issued a joint statement stating Cuomo had lost the confidence of New Yorkers, siding with the majority of the state's congressional delegation who had already issued statements earlier in the day.
It came after further troubling details emerged of Cuomo's treatment of the women in his office, which led to at least one of his former aides calling a suicide hotline and multiple others taking anti-depressants and beginning therapy for the first time. Shnayerson also revealed further information on the governor's alleged bullying antics in previous years, including how he would give offensive nicknames to other high-powered New York lawmakers. One staffer claimed he was a "macho guy" and another from his team when he was attorney general of New York claimed he would "look at you like you were a moron" if you couldn't answer his questions, according to Shnayerson.
This was to the back," they reportedly said. Shnayerson claims that Cumo liked to play "hardball" - and would even mock his brother, CNN presenter Chris.
He quoted one journalist as describing Cuomo as a "nasty piece of work who took delight in firing and cutting down to size people decades older" while working on his father Mario's political campaigns.
Shnayerson wrote: "The governor may not survive this double-barreled blast, but there is this one other truth to keep in mind. Charlotte Bennett - Bennett has alleged that Cuomo sexually propositioned her, telling her he was "lonely", he wanted a girlfriend, and was willing to sleep with a younger woman.
Lindsey Boylan - Boylan denounced the New York governor as a "monster" as she accused of sexual harassments and misconduct. Anna Ruch - Ruch claims Cuomo touched her lower back, then grabbed her cheeks and asked to kiss her at a wedding in September Ana Liss - Cuomo allegedly asked if she had a boyfriend and once touched her lower back at an event.
Karen Hinton - She alleged the governor summoned her to his "dimly-lit" hotel room and hugged her after a work event about 21 years ago. Except Andrew. Everyone is calling for someone else to sing a song. Andrew stopped going to Hyannis at one point, a family member recalled. But he made sure to be with the clan at any gathering covered by the media. Early on, the family noticed that at every visit to Arlington Cemetery to honor their father or uncle, Andrew situated himself just so.
That was his whole thrust. At the end of December , the Kennedys would endure another death in the family. Two days later, when the family gathered to mourn at Hyannis Port, Andrew was there. Members of the press were up the street, but the family remained cloistered in grief.
Other than by name, Michael had not been a public figure. A television was on, and suddenly there on the screen were Andrew and his brother, Chris, speaking to the press about Michael and the impact his death had had on his family.
They had just walked up the street on their own to give the interview. Someone had had to do it, Andrew replied. In fact, the family was lucky that he was there to handle the moment. Speechless, Rory fled to her room upstairs. Yet even as they contemplated divorce in , Kerry began working for Andrew in his first, ill-fated campaign—for governor of New York. For Andrew, the pride of being a member of the Kennedy clan never abated.
At one campaign appearance, his youngest daughter, Michaela, wandered out in front of him. His daughters, he proudly noted, even had Kennedy mannerisms and gestures.
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