‘Godfather’ Actor Slams Cuomo After ‘Fredo’ Rant

“Godfather” actor Gianni Russo slammed CNN’s Chris Cuomo after his ‘Fredo’ rant, in which he claimed that the name was the same for Italians as being called “the n-word. ” As Fox News reports:

Gianni Russo played Vito Corleone’s wife-abusing son-in-law, Carlo Rizzi, in the seminal 1972 mobster movie. In a recent interview, he shared his unabashed thoughts on Cuomo’s intense, profanity-filled rant after someone referred to him as “Fredo,” a likely reference to the weakling brother played by John Cazale in the iconic film…

Russo, who says he’s friends with the Cuomo family, told TMZ he was surprised that Chris would equate being called Fredo with an affront to Italian people.

“His father would smack him,” Russo said of the late former governor Mario Cuomo.

“I couldn’t understand, because he’s such an intelligent kid, educated and everything else. I heard he’s hurt his career,” the 75-year-old actor explained. “All these news guys, they’re so opinionated,” Russo continued. “They’re supposed to report the news. It’s not about what you think. And you’re taking Fredo, a character from a classic? It’s like spitting on the Mona Lisa.”

Russo is right, Cuomo’s father would probably smack him.

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