Don Lemon fired from CNN
OAN Brooke Mallory
UPDATED 10:49 AM – Monday, April 24, 2023
Hold onto your seats, folks! Don Lemon has just announced that he’s been fired from his position as a CNN anchor. That’s right, you heard it here first.
Apparently, this news comes after a report was released earlier this month by Variety, alleging that Lemon had mistreated his female coworkers throughout his time at CNN.
Don Lemon himself took to Twitter to share the news, claiming that his agency had informed him of his termination.
“I am stunned,” Lemon wrote. “After 17 years at CNN I would have thought someone in management would have had the decency to tell me directly.”
According to a memo given to NBC News on Monday, CNN CEO Chris Licht stated that the network and Lemon have “parted ways.”
“Don will forever be a part of the CNN family, and we thank him for his contributions over the past 17 years,” the statement said. “We wish him well and will be cheering him on in his future endeavors.”
Lemon had been with CNN since 2006, anchoring for NBC Chicago and serving as a correspondent for NBC News, the “TODAY” show, and “NBC Nightly News.” However, he faced controversy earlier this year after making on-air remarks that were widely criticized. During a segment on “CNN This Morning” in February, Lemon received backlash for saying that Republican presidential contender Nikki Haley, 51, was past her “prime.”
The remark was made in reference to Haley’s proposal that applicants above the age of 75 be submitted to mental competency tests.
CNN’s Don Lemon was forced to respond to backlash after his comment on what a woman’s “prime” is while discussing GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley: pic.twitter.com/wFberzVroI
— Caleb Parke (@calebparke) February 16, 2023
