• On Wednesday morning, Chris Licht was informed that he was being relieved of his duties as CNN’s top executive, a person familiar with the matter said.
• The top two leaders of CNN’s communications department, Kris Coratti Kelly and Matt Dornic, as well as Licht’s chief of staff, Devan Cayea, will also depart the company, the person said.
• Licht was notably not present in the Wednesday meeting in which Zaslav announced his departure. The press release issued by Warner Bros. Discovery about his exit did not include a comment from Licht and he also did not immediately return requests for comment.

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