{"id":1965821,"date":"2023-07-06T16:24:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T20:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-heres-what-don-lemon-and-jeff-zucker-discussed-on-vacation-in-italy\/"},"modified":"2023-07-06T16:26:39","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T20:26:39","slug":"exclusive-heres-what-don-lemon-and-jeff-zucker-discussed-on-vacation-in-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-heres-what-don-lemon-and-jeff-zucker-discussed-on-vacation-in-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"Insider scoop: Don Lemon and Jeff Zucker&#8217;s Italy getaway revealed!"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fexclusive-heres-what-don-lemon-and-jeff-zucker-discussed-on-vacation-in-italy%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=1965821&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--><h2>What happened<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Don Lemon<\/strong>, the disgraced former CNN host, was spotted having dinner in Italy with <strong>Jeff Zucker<\/strong>, the disgraced former CNN president.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Their Sunset Dinner<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The pair enjoyed a sunset dinner on Ponza, a swanky island enclave near the Amalfi Coast, while attending the wedding of Hollywood talent agent Jay Sures. They were joined by Lemon&#8217;s husband, Tim Malone, and Zucker&#8217;s mistress, Allison Gollust.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Why it matters<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Zucker and Lemon are rumored to be &#8220;plotting a bid for the embattled network,&#8221; according to the <em>Daily Mail<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Crucial context<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>CNN&#8217;s ratings have persistently <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/media\/cnn-primetime-viewership-plummets-to-three-decade-low-among-coveted-demographic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">declined<\/a> since former president Donald Trump left office.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Zucker was <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/media\/zucker-trump-cnn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ousted<\/a> in early 2021 for failing to disclose his relationship with Gollust, a subordinate executive.<\/li>\n<li>Chris Licht, who succeeded Zucker as network president, was <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/media\/ceo-chris-licht-out-at-cnn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fired<\/a> last month for attempting to purge CNN of <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/media\/stelters-revenge-chris-licht-tried-to-make-cnn-less-partisan-it-cost-him-his-job\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-heres-what-don-lemon-and-jeff-zucker-discussed-on-vacation-in-italy\/\" title=\"Insider scoop: Don Lemon and Jeff Zucker's Italy getaway revealed!\">left-wing partisan hackery<\/a><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Lemon, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/7-times-biden-divided-the-country-despite-calling-for-unity\/\" title=\"7 Times Biden Divided The Country, Despite Calling For \u201cUnity\u201d\">partisan hack<\/a>, was <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/media\/past-his-prime-don-lemon-canned-by-cnn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fired<\/a> in April for being an <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/media\/don-lemon-woman-hater\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">obnoxious misogynist<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>What they&#8217;re saying<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em> has semi-legally obtained a recording of Zucker and Lemon&#8217;s dinner conversation in Italy. What follows is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-furious-woman-whose-mother-died-in-ny-nursing-home-says-nbc-news-blocked-her-mentioning-cuomos-name\/\" title=\"WATCH: Furious Woman Whose Mother Died In NY Nursing Home Says NBC News Blocked Her Mentioning Cuomo\u2019s Name\">partial transcript<\/a> of that conversation. Please enjoy responsibly.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Partial Transcript<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>DON LEMON<\/strong>: I don&#8217;t believe you. [laughing]\n<p><strong>JEFF ZUCKER<\/strong>: Never happened. Why? Did you guys have a three-way with Chris Cuomo?<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEMON<\/strong>: F\u2014 off! [laughing]\n<p><strong>TIM MALONE<\/strong>: Too much roid rage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEMON<\/strong>: I bet you&#8217;d be up for it though, right? Chris and Andrew at the same time. Jeff can watch.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALLISON GOLLUST<\/strong>: Hard pass. [laughter]\n<p><strong>LEMON<\/strong>: Well, clearly your standards are low.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ZUCKER<\/strong>: Clearly?<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEMON<\/strong>: What are you, late 50s?<\/p>\n<p><strong>GOLLUST<\/strong>: I&#8217;ll be 51 in October, thanks for asking.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEMON<\/strong>: Same age as Nikki Haley. Just saying. [laughing]\n<p><strong>GOLLUST<\/strong>: I beg your pardon?<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEMON<\/strong>: Pre- or post-menopause? You know I&#8217;m fascinated by this stuff.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GOLLUST<\/strong>: We know.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ZUCKER<\/strong>: Calm down, Don.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WAITRESS<\/strong>: More wine, signore?<\/p>\n<p><strong>ZUCKER<\/strong>: Yes, please.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEMON<\/strong>: Ah s\u00ec, I like-ah s&#8217;more-ah wine-ah. [laughing]\n<p><strong>MALONE<\/strong>: Slay.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WAITRESS<\/strong>: S\u00ec, signore.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEMON<\/strong>: What&#8217;s your name, doll?<\/p>\n<p><strong>WAITRESS<\/strong>: Giovanna.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEMON<\/strong>: Yo quiero three cube-ohs de ice-o.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WAITRESS<\/strong>: Ice cubes for the wine?<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEMON<\/strong>: Three.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WAITRESS<\/strong>: Certo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEMON<\/strong>: You speak English, right?<\/p>\n<p><strong>WAITRESS<\/strong>: Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEMON<\/strong>: How many fingers am I holding up?<\/p>\n<p><strong>WAITRESS<\/strong>: Three, signore.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ZUCKER<\/strong>: Don, let&#8217;s talk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEMON<\/strong>: Hold on, Zuck. Excuse me? [snaps fingers]\n<p><strong>WAITRESS<\/strong>: S\u00ec, signore.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEMON<\/strong>: What are you doing?<\/p>\n<p><strong>WAITRESS<\/strong>: Bringing more water for\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEMON<\/strong>: Excuse me. I thought you said you understand English.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WAITRESS<\/strong>: Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEMON<\/strong>: Were you listening five seconds ago? I asked you to bring me three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lgbt-activists-hold-non-binary-sex-ed-summer-camp-targeting-kids\/\" title=\"LGBT Activists Hold \u201cNon-Binary\u201d Sex Ed Summer Camp Targeting Kids\">ice cubes<\/a> for the wine. Tres ice cubes. This many. Three.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WAITRESS<\/strong>: Of course, signore.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEMON<\/strong>: No, I meant right now. Bring them now. Not after you fill up her water or flaunt your tits at Guido over there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MALONE<\/strong>: He&#8217;s a celebrity. I&#8217;m sure you understand.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WAITRESS<\/strong>: Certo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEMON<\/strong>: No, I&#8217;m not sure she does understand.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ZUCKER<\/strong>: Don, let it go. We have business to discuss.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEMON<\/strong>: In a minute. You, girl, come here. [snaps fingers]\n<p><strong>ZUCKER<\/strong>: This is why they fired him.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GOLLUST<\/strong>: Yeah, that and his crappy ratings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEMON<\/strong>: See these driving moccasins? They&#8217;re Italian, like you. [laughing]\n<p><strong>WAITRESS<\/strong>: Yes, I see.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEMON<\/strong>: Cordovan leather. How much do you think they cost?<\/p>\n<p><strong>WAITRESS<\/strong>: I don&#8217;t know.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEMON<\/strong>: Of course you wouldn&#8217;t know. But I want you to guess. How much?<\/p>\n<p><strong>WAITRESS<\/strong>: Your shoes are very nice, signore.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEMON<\/strong>: I&#8217;m sorry. No, lay off, Zuck. She&#8217;s speaking English, so I know she understands.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WAITRESS<\/strong>: Yes, I understand.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEMON<\/strong>: I am telling you to guess how much you think I paid for these Italian leather driving moccasins. Guess.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WAITRESS<\/strong>: One thousand.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEMON<\/strong>: A thousand. [laughing]\n<p><strong>MALONE<\/strong>: As if. [laughing]\n<p><strong>GOLLUST<\/strong>: Good, she&#8217;s going.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ZUCKER<\/strong>: Finally.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEMON<\/strong>: Four thousand five hundred. Euros. Where&#8217;d she go?<\/p>\n<p><strong>ZUCKER<\/strong>: To get your ice cubes. Now, sit down, Don. As you know, I&#8217;m putting together a bid for CNN. That Polish prick Zaslav is in over his head. We hear he&#8217;d happily let it go for pennies. Do you want in on the action?<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEMON<\/strong>: You know I do. This face belongs on television.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ZUCKER<\/strong>: I agree, but no more female cohosts. That was a disaster.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEMON<\/strong>: Women don&#8217;t get my sense of humor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ZUCKER<\/strong>: They clearly don&#8217;t. We need to get a lineup together.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEMON<\/strong>: Let&#8217;s do it. When I got fired I went out to the Hamptons and took a bunch of ayahuasca. Between that and the intermittent fasting, I came up with a ton of good ideas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ZUCKER<\/strong>: I&#8217;m sure you did. So a few things are already locked in. Andrew and Chris are filming a pilot next week for <em>Cuomo and Cuomo<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEMON<\/strong>: Kinky.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ZUCKER<\/strong>: Shut up. Stelter has agreed to lose 80 pounds so he can hide in the bushes at Mar-a-Lago and try to get some voyeur shots of Trump taking a dump. We gotta do something to get the ratings up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEMON<\/strong>: I love it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ZUCKER<\/strong>: Hunter Biden has been in touch about a special correspondent role.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEMON<\/strong>: Nice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MALONE<\/strong>: He&#8217;s really hot for his age.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ZUCKER<\/strong>: We could send him on an art tour of the Gulf states, or to investigate illicit prostitution in European capitals. We&#8217;ll figure something out. Those were his ideas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEMON<\/strong>: Here&#8217;s what I was thinking. <em>The White Face Chronicles<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ZUCKER<\/strong>: Go on.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEMON<\/strong>: Don Lemon goes undercover as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-rogan-warns-woke-mob-will-make-it-so-straight-white-men-wont-be-allowed-to-talk-go-outside\/\" title=\"Joe Rogan Warns: Woke Mob Will Make It So \u2018Straight White Men\u2019 Won\u2019t Be \u2018Allowed To Talk,\u2019 \u2018Go Outside\u2019\">straight white man<\/a> to expose the racist underbelly of American society.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ZUCKER<\/strong>: Sure. Let&#8217;s table that for now. What else you got?<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEMON<\/strong>: <em>Tears of Equity<\/em>: Billionaire businessman Don Lemon travels back in time to lead a slave rebellion in South Carolina. But he&#8217;s too successful, right? He ends up freeing all the slaves and the Civil War never happens, and Barack Obama&#8217;s white ancestors are killed in the uprising, so Don Lemon becomes America&#8217;s first black president.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ZUCKER<\/strong>: Okay.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEMON<\/strong>: But then the real Barack Obama travels back in time to stop Don Lemon from killing his family. At first they fight, but then they fall in love.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ZUCKER<\/strong>: Yeah, that&#8217;s pretty interesting.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Ice Cubes Incident<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>WAITRESS<\/strong>: Your ice cubes, signore.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEMON<\/strong>: Are you serious right now? These are round. Do you not know what a cube looks like, you stupid bitch?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>disgraced former CNN colleague, Jeff Zucker. 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