What You Never Knew About Paula Zahn

Paula Zahn's public divorce from Richard Cohen impacted her trustworthy-anchor persona. The couple was married for over 20 years and had three children together, but in 2007 an "illicit affair" rocked their picture-perfect marriage. Hollywood Mask reports that Zahn got caught up in a relationship with "business biggie Paul Fribourg, who happened to be the friend and golf buddy to her then-husband Richard Cohen." The affair resulted in a messy split with the news anchor filing a lawsuit "against Richard accusing him that he mismanaged her money worth $25 million." The accusations were denied and, ultimately, the court dismissed the case, but the publicity surrounding the divorce could not be dismissed by the media. After her show Paula Zahn Now, "struggled in the ratings," per Reuters, she decided to resign from CNN in 2007, as well.

Since her public divorce, Zahn has tried to keep her private life out of the media and has transitioned into a new role. In 2009, Zahn said goodbye to news anchoring and decided to join the Investigation Discovery channel to produce a true-crime documentary series, On the Case with Paula Zahn. The series has received positive reviews and is now on its 21st season. So, despite the bad press from her public affair, Zahn isn't going to let a messy divorce destroy her career or stop her from reporting. 

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