{"id":3065,"date":"2023-04-25T12:23:45","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T17:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=3065"},"modified":"2023-04-25T12:23:46","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T17:23:46","slug":"cnn-fires-don-lemon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=3065","title":{"rendered":"CNN fires Don Lemon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-153.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-3066\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"804\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-153.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-153.png 804w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-153-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-153-770x384.png 770w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-153-585x293.png 585w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-153-293x146.png 293w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-153-390x195.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 804px) 100vw, 804px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III is interviewed by CNN&#8217;s Don Lemon in Bulgaria, March 18, 2022. (DoD Photo by Chad J. McNeeley)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>On Monday, CNN announced that it had decided to \u201cpart ways\u201d with longtime host&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/americanmilitarynews.com\/2023\/02\/don-lemon-pulled-from-cnn-this-morning-amid-sexist-remark-scandal-report-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Don Lemon<\/a>, who said he was \u201cstunned\u201d by the news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was informed this morning by my agent that I have been terminated by CNN. I am stunned. After 17 years at CNN, I would have thought that someone in management would have had the decency to tell me directly,\u201d Lemon said in a statement posted on Twitter. \u201cAt no time was I ever given any indication that I would not be able to continue to do the work I have loved at the network. It is clear that there are some larger issues at play.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8PyLqvS0d7\">pic.twitter.com\/8PyLqvS0d7<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Don Lemon (@donlemon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/donlemon\/status\/1650533617636966400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith that said, I want to thank my colleagues and the many teams I have worked with for an incredible run. They are the most talented journalists in the business, and I wish them all the best,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CNN subsequently contradicted Lemon\u2019s statement, calling it \u201cinaccurate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDon Lemon\u2019s statement about this morning\u2019s events is inaccurate,\u201d the network tweeted \u201cHe was offered an opportunity to meet with management but instead released a statement on Twitter.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Don Lemon\u2019s statement about this morning\u2019s events is inaccurate. He was offered an opportunity to meet with management but instead released a statement on Twitter.<\/p>&mdash; CNN Communications (@CNNPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNNPR\/status\/1650545115897769985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lemon recently came under fire for making comments about when a woman is in her \u201cprime,\u201d which many described as sexist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNikki Haley isn\u2019t in her prime \u2014 sorry \u2014 when a woman is considered to be in her prime in her 20s and 30s, maybe 40s,\u201d Lemon said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lemon later said he regretted his remarks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe reference I made to a woman\u2019s \u201cprime\u201d this morning was inartful and irrelevant, as colleagues and loved ones have pointed out, and I regret it. A woman\u2019s age doesn\u2019t define her either personally or professionally. I have countless women in my life who prove that every day,\u201d he tweeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The reference I made to a woman\u2019s \u201cprime\u201d this morning was inartful and irrelevant, as colleagues and loved ones have pointed out, and I regret it. A woman\u2019s age doesn&#39;t define her either personally or professionally. I have countless women in my life who prove that every day.<\/p>&mdash; Don Lemon (@donlemon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/donlemon\/status\/1626288396636225538?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Also on Monday,\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/americanmilitarynews.com\/2023\/04\/tucker-carlson-leaves-fox-news\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fox News announced it had parted ways Tucker Carlson.<\/a>\u00a0It is unclear why the popular host, whose show \u201cTucker Carlson Tonight\u201d\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/markjoyella\/2020\/06\/30\/tucker-carlson-has-highest-rated-program-in-cable-news-history\/?sh=7e315b316195\" target=\"_blank\">became<\/a>\u00a0the highest-rated program in cable news history, parted ways with the network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Original Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmilitarynews.com\/2023\/04\/cnn-fires-don-lemon\/\">https:\/\/americanmilitarynews.com\/2023\/04\/cnn-fires-don-lemon\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, CNN announced that it had decided to \u201cpart ways\u201d with longtime host&nbsp;Don Lemon, who said he was \u201cstunned\u201d by the news. \u201cI was informed this morning by my agent that I have been terminated by CNN. I am stunned. After 17 years at CNN, I would have thought that someone in management would have had the decency to tell me directly,\u201d Lemon said in a statement posted on Twitter. \u201cAt no time was I ever given any indication [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3065"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3067,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3065\/revisions\/3067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}