CNN informs employees that layoffs are underway: Report

Licht said CNN would notify a limited number of individuals, largely some of its paid contributors on Wednesday and the impacted employees on Thursday, according to the tweet.

Warner Bros Discovery-owned CNN's top boss Chris Licht informed employees in an all-staff memo on Wednesday that layoffs are underway, according to a CNN reporter's tweet.

A representative for CNN did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.(Getty Images via AFP)

A representative for CNN did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

Licht said CNN would notify a limited number of individuals, largely some of its paid contributors on Wednesday and the impacted employees on Thursday, according to the tweet.