{"id":1853797,"date":"2023-02-20T09:35:15","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T14:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1853797"},"modified":"2023-02-20T09:36:33","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T14:36:33","slug":"actress-patricia-heaton-64-lists-accomplishments-in-response-to-cnn-host-don-lemons-prime-comments-about-women-over-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actress-patricia-heaton-64-lists-accomplishments-in-response-to-cnn-host-don-lemons-prime-comments-about-women-over-50\/","title":{"rendered":"Actress Patricia Heaton, 64, Lists Accomplishments In Response To CNN Host Don Lemon&#8217;s &#8220;Prime&#8221; Comments About Women Over 50"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Factress-patricia-heaton-64-lists-accomplishments-in-response-to-cnn-host-don-lemons-prime-comments-about-women-over-50%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1853797&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p class=\"speakable\">Patricia Heaton fired back at Don Lemon after his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/cnns-don-lemon-roasted-sexist-saying-nikki-haley-past-her-prime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">controversial remarks<\/a> about Republican U.S. presidential candidate Nikki Haley&#8217;s age,<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The 56-year-old host said that 51-year-old Haley was past her &#8220;prime&#8221; and that &#8220;a woman is considered to be in their prime in 20s and 30s and maybe 40s&#8221; during a recent episode of &#8220;CNN This Morning.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Heaton, 64, responded to Lemon&#8217;s comments, which were widely considered sexist and ageist, with a fiery Twitter thread.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hey Ladies &#8211; @donlemon thinks women over 50 are past their prime! Let&#8217;s start #primetime and list some of the things we&#8217;ve accomplished in these glorious later years,&#8221; The actress began.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/640\/320\/d4c9ec9a-patricia_don.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Patricia Heaton fired back at Don Lemon after his controversial remarks about presidential candidate Nikki Haley being past her \" prime  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Patricia Heaton fired back at Don Lemon after his controversial remarks about presidential candidate Nikki Haley being past her &#8220;prime&#8221; at 51.<\/span> <span>(Getty)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>She continued, &#8220;I&#8217;ll start: &#8211; Produced the comedy feature Unexpected (available on iTunes\/AmazonPrime) #primetime.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/prominent-liberal-womens-rights-group-defends-nikki-haley-demands-lemon-suspended-indefinitely\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>PROMINENT LIBERAL WOMEN&#8217;S RIGHTS GROUP DEFENDS NIKKI HALEY, DEMANDS LEMON BE SUSPENDED \u2018INDEFINITELY&#8217;<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Wrote and published the book Your Second Act: Inspiring Stories of Reinvention (Simon and Schuster) #primetime.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Created the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/events\/emmys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Emmy- winning show<\/a> PatriciaHeaton Parties for@FoodNetwork #primetime.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Published the cookbook Food For Family and Friends (William Morrow Cookbooks) #primetime<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Starred in and produced Carol&#8217;s Second Act, a sitcom for CBS. #primetime.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Founded@WorldVision Celebrity Ambassador Program raises funds and awareness while going on trips to Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Jordan. #primetime.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You must read the Bible through. #primetime.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Patricia Heaton Home table top line created, now available @ParkDesigns #primetime.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Starred in @ABCNetwork&#8217;s hit show #TheMiddle_TV.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Fourteen college tours took my four sons and they all graduated. #primetime.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Starred alongside Tony Shalhoub and Chris Welch in The Scene by @TheresaRebeck @2STNYC.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Starred in Mom&#8217;s Night Out @MNOmovie, produced by @AFFIRMFilms @primetime with @sarahdrew<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/640\/320\/PatriciaHeaton1.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"The 64-year-old actress tweeted out a list of her accomplishments after age 50 in response to Lemon&#039;s comments.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The 64-year-old actress tweeted out a list of her accomplishments after age 50 in response to Lemon&#8217;s comments.<\/span> <span>(Francis Specker\/CBS)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/patricia-heaton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> &#8220;Everyone Loves Raymond&#8221; alum&#8217;s <\/a>Twitter thread was commended by many of her followers, some of whom began chiming in with their own achievements over the age of 50.<\/p>\n<p>Lemon made the remarks on the Thursday episode of &#8220;CNN This Morning&#8221; in response to Haley calling for politicians over 75 years old to undergo annual mental competency tests. Lemon said he was &#8220;uncomfortable&#8221; with age discussions, saying Haley &#8220;isn&#8217;t in her prime, sorry.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A woman is considered to be in their prime in 20s and 30s and maybe 40s,&#8221; he said, as co-host Poppy Harlow remarked sharply, &#8220;Prime for what?&#8221; Put on the defensive, Lemon told Harlow, 40, and his viewers to &#8220;Google it&#8221; and not to &#8220;shoot the messenger.&#8221; Also flanking Lemon was his 30-year-old co-host Kaitlan Collins.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/don-lemons-cnn-colleagues-angered-stupid-remarks-about-nikki-haley-past-prime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>DON LEMON&#8217;S CNN COLLEAGUES ANGERED BY \u2018STUPID&#8217; REMARKS ABOUT NIKKI HALEY BEING PAST HER PRIME<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m just saying what the facts are. Google it. Everybody at home, when is a woman in her prime, it says 20s, 30s and 40s,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And I&#8217;m just saying Nikki Haley should be careful about saying that politicians are not in their prime, and they need to be in their prime when they serve. Because she wouldn&#8217;t be in her prime according to Google or whatever it is.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/640\/320\/DON-LEMON-NIKKI-HALEY-AGE.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Lemon issued an apology to his CNN colleagues during a morning editorial call on Friday.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Lemon issued an apology to his CNN colleagues during a morning editorial call on Friday.<\/span> <span>(Screenshot\/CNN\/CNNThisMorning)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Harlow walked off the set following her on-air exchange with Lemon, sources told the New York Post.<\/p>\n<p>Lemon apologized on Twitter later in the day, although he notably didn&#8217;t mention Haley by name.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The reference I made to a woman&#8217;s \u2018prime&#8217; this morning was inartful and irrelevant, as colleagues and loved ones have pointed out, and I regret it. A woman&#8217;s age doesn&#8217;t define her either personally or professionally. I have countless women in my life who prove that every day,&#8221; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Haley mocked the TV host, writing &#8220;To be clear, I am NOT calling for competency tests for sexist middle-aged CNN anchors; only for people who make our laws and are 75+.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/don-lemon-apologizes-cnn-staff-morning-editorial-call-believe-women-any-age-can-do-anything\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lemon issued an apology <\/a>to his colleagues during the network&#8217;s morning editorial call.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m sorry I don&#8217;t mean to hurt anyone. I did not mean to offend anyone,&#8221; Lemon said, Fox News Digital confirmed. &#8220;What I said came out wrong, and I wish I hadn&#8217;t said it. I believe women of any age can do anything they set their minds to. The people I am closest to in this organization are women.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When I make a mistake. I own it and I own this one as well. I understand why you are upset and disappointed,&#8221; Lemon continued. &#8220;I was trying to make the point that no one&#8217;s age should define their ambition or potential for success, and I was saying those comments to Nikki Haley.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A source close to &#8220;CNN This Morning&#8221; blasted Lemon&#8217;s editorial call comments as an &#8220;all-about-me failed apology attempt.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A CNN spokesperson told Fox News Digital it does not comment on internal meetings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Fox News Digital&#8217;s Joseph A. Wulfsohn and David Rutz contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Ashley Hume is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital. You can send story tips to ashley.hume@fox.com, or tweet @ashleyhume<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patricia Heaton fired back at Don Lemon after his controversial remarks about Republican U.S. presidential candidate Nikki Haley&#8217;s age, The 56-year-old host said that 51-year-old Haley was past her &#8220;prime&#8221; and that &#8220;a woman is considered to be in their prime in 20s and 30s and maybe 40s&#8221; during a recent episode of &#8220;CNN This &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1853800,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[15446,13647,5880,9373,3801,10404,4863,18814,11230,10403,8522,4115,5605],"class_list":["post-1853797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-15446","tag-accomplishments","tag-actress","tag-cnn","tag-comments","tag-heaton","tag-host","tag-lemons","tag-lists","tag-patricia","tag-prime","tag-response","tag-women"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1853797","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1853797"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1853797\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1853800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1853797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1853797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1853797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}