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It’s been quite a day in mainstream media. Along with news of Tucker Carlson and FOX News “parting ways,” Don Lemon claims that he got fired by CNN.
— Don Lemon (@donlemon) April 24, 2023
On Monday afternoon (April 24), Lemon took to Twitter, of course, to share that he’d been given the boot by the cable news network. “I am stunned,” wrote Lemon. “After 17 years at CNN I would have thought someone in management would have had the decency to tell me directly.”
Don Lemon OUT at CNN. Here is the note from Chris Licht. pic.twitter.com/9zfcaXwQ5s
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) April 24, 2023
Damn, cold world.
However, Don probably should have seen the writing on the wall (he was reportedly given a “final warning” a couple of months ago). Besides getting bumped from his nighttime anchor spot to mornings, he found himself mired in several controversies. In February he said Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, 51, was part her “prime,” which then led to reports that Lemon had been “hostile” toward female employees at CNN for years.
The reference I made to a woman’s “prime” this morning was inartful and irrelevant, as colleagues and loved ones have pointed out, and I regret it. A woman’s age doesn't define her either personally or professionally. I have countless women in my life who prove that every day.
— Don Lemon (@donlemon) February 16, 2023
Lemon was for a long time a target of Black Twitter due to his Uncle Tom-like behavior in Ferguson, but lately had been given a modicum of grace thanks to recent more woke stances when it comes to racism in America. No doubt, social media is reacting to his firing. See some of the more poignant takes in the gallery.
Don Lemon and Tucker Carlson meeting on the unemployment line on the same day: pic.twitter.com/AZxDS6Uspj
— Leon Langford (@MasonLLL) April 24, 2023
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Damn they got Don Lemon out at CNN today too. https://t.co/PkqSpCmqJg pic.twitter.com/VDxEZsSuvJ
— Reecie @BlackWomenViews (@ReecieColbert) April 24, 2023
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No more drunk Don Lemon on CNN. He will be missed. pic.twitter.com/CPAnGmDC08 https://t.co/yqHR0Xi5iF
— NUFF (@nuffsaidny) April 24, 2023
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"Bye everyone" — here's the end of Don Lemon's final CNN broadcast pic.twitter.com/5R4wKJ7kyY
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 24, 2023
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While CNN's internal memo says "CNN and Don have parted ways," @donlemon is being much more explicit: He was terminated pic.twitter.com/PgsAHIXbiF
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) April 24, 2023
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And now Don Lemon is out at CNN. That seemed inevitable after they moved him to the morning show. https://t.co/vyOIOtpA2L
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) April 24, 2023
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Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon on Tubi News pic.twitter.com/jLnz5unVZV
— Chase (@chasekr8) April 24, 2023
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