Chris Cuomo has been mocked for filming a 'reunion' with his family after 'several weeks locked in his basement' - even though he admitted leaving his home just nine days ago.

The CNN anchor posted footage on his Instagram on Monday night showing him walking up the stairs to greet his kids at his Hamptons mansion, three weeks after he went into 'quarantine' to recover from coronavirus.

'This is the dream. Just to be back up here doing normal things,' he said as he embraced his wife Christina, who has also since recovered from COVID-19.

But Cuomo has been accused of staging the clip after he revealed he left his home on Easter Sunday - two weeks after testing positive - and confronted a 'fat biker' who asked him why he wasn't in quarantine.

He confirmed the altercation in an interview with Sirius XM on April 13. He said he wants to be able to act like any other member of the public and told the biker to 'go to hell'.

'I don't want some jackass, loser, fat tire biker being able to pull over and get in my space and talk bullsh** to me, I don't want to hear it,' he added.

CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, who late last month revealed he had tested positive for coronavirus, has finally come out of self-isolation in his basement

Upon emerging from the basement after two weeks of self-quarantine he thanked his wife and three children for helping him take care of him

Cuomo took time to thank his three children and his wife for looking after him

The biker, only identified as David, claimed Cuomo stormed over and asked: 'Who the hell are you? I can do what I want!'

'He just ranted, screaming, "I'll find out who you are!",' David said. He then reported Cuomo to East Hamptons Police.

'I said to him, "Your brother [Andrew Cuomo] is the coronavirus czar, and you're not even following his rules — unnecessary travel,"' David told the New York Post in an interview last week.

'I hate bullies,' David said.

David has since said he has no plans to press charges unless he feels threatened.

Twitter users accused Cuomo of staging the video and called out CNN for their 'lies'.

Last week, Cuomo announced that his wife had also been infected with coronavirus, but in the new video he revealed that she has also now fully recovered.

Magazine editor Cristina, 50, had been posting regular updates about her husband's condition on Instagram. The couple had been quarantining separately since Chris' diagnosis two weeks ago, with him staying in the basement and Cristina staying with the children upstairs.

Social media users were quick to point out that Cuomo hadn't been locked in his basement for several weeks, and even admitted going outside

Others urged CNN to clarify the video. Cuomo said in an interview on Sirius XM nine days ago that he had been out of the house

Twitter user Drew Robbins lashed out at Cuomo's video and said 'we all know you broke quarantine'

'My wife, she was cleared by the CDC, she doesn't have fever, she doesn't have symptoms anymore,' he declared before praising his entire family for supporting him.

'Thank you for being so nice to me,' he said to his daughter, Carolina.

'Thank you for taking care of everything you had to,' Cuomo said to his son, Mario before finally thanking his wife, 'Thank you for taking care of me.'

'So anyway, I'm back. Let's get after it,' Cuomo continued.

Other users also accused CNN of lying after his 'little jaunt to East Hampton'

One Twitter user referred to Cuomo's outing as a 'vacation' and said 'typical CNN'

Cuomo said that he would still be wearing a mask when venturing outside of his home

Chris has been giving constant updated on his progress on his 9pm show and also with interviews during his brother, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's own press conferences

CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, who last month revealed he had tested positive for coronavirus, has finally emerged from his basement after two weeks so self-quarantine and self-isolation

Despite the couple's successive health setbacks, their three children - Bella (center), Carolina (center-left), and Mario (center-right) however, have 'stepped up' and are 'helping each other', according to Chris. Thankfully, none of the three children contracted the virus.

According to her husband, Cristina's symptoms included a loss of smell and taste, which Chris said that, based on anecdotal evidence, appeared to be more common in milder cases of the illness.

Cristina was said to have taken the diagnosis in her stride and was 'not upset' by it

Chris' side-effects, meanwhile, were said to be more severe, including a fever so extreme that he chipped a tooth while shivering.

Upon emerging from the basement, Cuomo thanked their three children, for 'stepping up and helping each other.'

Cuomo's children have all been fine and have not exhibited any symptoms of COVID-19.

He first announced his coronavirus diagnosis at the end of March.

He said he was feeling well enough to work and his continued to anchor his 9pm CNN slot from home.

During an interview on the segment the night before, Chris told De. Sanjay Gupta that he had attempted to take himself off Tylenol – which he'd been taking for his fever - for 72 hours, but ended up developing a 101 degree temperature after just 60 hours.

'I have to be honest, I got a little cocky,' Chris said Tuesday. 'I started thinking about, 'Oh great, I want to get retested and then I'm going to do this and I'm going to do that and I'm going to do this.' Not the way COVID works... It comes in waves.'

In another broadcast, Cuomo voiced his frustration at his seeming inability to shift the virus, despite some of his symptoms improving.

'I'm scared by this. I'm scared by the potential of this and it frustrates me because I can't get out of this basement,' he said Monday. 'Everybody tells me it's gradual, it takes time – anywhere from two to three-and-a-half weeks, but it is maddening to have this little, stupid fever.'

DailyMail.com has reached out to CNN for comment.

In a statement released after the story of the encounter broke, CNN said: 'Chris has said emphatically that this has never happened.

'Chris was following all social distancing guidelines and wearing a mask in his own backyard with his immediate family members. A complete stranger approached them from their own private driveway, in order to curse at Chris in front of his wife and children.'

Chris Cuomo first announced his coronavirus diagnosis at the end of March. He said he was feeling well enough to work and his continued to anchor his 9pm CNN slot from home