New York Governor Andrew Cuomo responds to Chelsea Handler’s claim that he ghosted her

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo reacted to Chelsea Handler’s claim that she ghosted him, in an interview on The View on Thursday.

The 62-year-old politician was asked about a potential romance with the Chelsea Lately personality, 45, on the ABC program, a day after Handler’s claim.

‘I did have a conversation with Cuomo a few months ago, and I did ask him out on a date,’ Handler said Wednesday. ‘And he did say yes. And then I never heard from him.’

Cuomo on Thursday said on the program, ‘On my dating life: I’m only dating in-state residents, I’m dating New York residents,’ as he continues working on battling the coronavirus pandemic in his home state.

He left the door open for Handler, who resides in Los Angeles: ‘If Chelsea changes her residence, then maybe we can work it out.’

Handler spoke about how handsome she thought Cuomo was in a Wednesday appearance on the show. She said she found herself attracted to him watching his daily COVID-19 update conferences this past spring amid the massive outbreak in New York.

The View’s Sara Haines asked Handler what she found so alluring about the governor, while slipping in the fact he would be appearing on the show the next day.

‘First of all, he’s like a big giant: He came in like the Incredible Hulk, right?’ ‘Handler said. We needed someone to come on the scene. We were so dehydrated for real leadership.’

She continued: ‘Then he came on the scene, looking like this big, Italian hunk. He was like, “Wear a mask,” I was like, “I’ll wear a mask, I’ll put a mask on every part of my body. I want to flatten your curve, and you can flatten my curve and then we can both apex together.”‘

Cuomo laughed at Handler’s words, saying in response: ‘I’ve had a lot of conversations about flattening the curve, but never quite that way. I’m a big fan of Chelsea’s and she is great. We have fun.’

Handler’s love life was broached in a subsequent question from guest host Ana Navarro.

She mentioned Handler’s current spat with ex-boyfriend 50 Cent after he pledged his support for President Donald Trump earlier this month.

‘You sound like you’re going to be very busy here saving the Republic,’ she laughed. ‘And please, please, tell 50 [Cent] if he’s going to be joking around about supporting Trump, he might want to wait until after the election to tweet out such jokes, ’cause they ain’t very funny right now.’

Chelsea called out the Candy Shop artist after he endorsed Trump for president because of his favorable tax policies for the rich – and said he doesn’t care if the Republican ‘doesn’t like black people.’

He wrote: ‘[Man facepalming emoji] oh my God this is effecting my love life now. @chelseahandler.’

Chelsea kept the conversation going as she retweeted her ex’s latest tweet and even offered to pay his taxes. She wrote: ‘Hey f***r! I will pay your taxes in exchange for you coming to your senses. Happily! Black lives matter. That’s you, f***er! Remember?’

This came just two days after the In Da Club hitmaker tweeted a shot of the tax rates proposed by Democratic candidate Joe Biden and running mate Kamala Harris.

The Biden proposals could see those earning more than $400,000 a year hit with rates of 62.6 percent for those who live in California residents, and 62 percent for people who live in New York City.

The If I Can’t rapper rapper wrote: ‘WHAT THE F***! (VOTE ForTRUMP) IM OUT. F*** NEW YORK The KNICKS never win anyway.’

He added: ‘I don’t care Trump doesn’t like black people 62% are you out of ya f***ing mind.’

Biden has pledged to hike taxes said for those earning more than $400,000, but has insisted there will be ‘no new taxes’ beyond that. 

The current top U.S. statutory tax rate is 37 percent with the average earner in the highest tax bracket paying 26.8 percent after taking into account tax breaks, including loopholes, deductions, exemptions, credits and preferential rates.

It is not the first time 50 Cent has backed Trump – appearing to show his support for the Republican before the 2016 election.

In March 2016 he posted a photograph of the two of them together, with the caption: ‘Me and My President maybe, only in America’.