Don Lemon stated he was “shocked” by his dismissal after working on the community for 17 years
CNN has fired TV host Don Lemon, who labored for the outlet between 2006 and 2023, kicking off a public dispute with the previous pundit as he insists he was blindsided by the choice.
Lemon took to Twitter to announce his firing on Monday, saying he was given no advance discover whereas suggesting the transfer was motivated by “bigger points at play” behind the scenes, with out specifying what they is perhaps.
“I used to be knowledgeable this morning by my agent that I’ve been terminated by CNN. I’m shocked. After 17 years at CNN I might have thought that somebody in administration would have had the decency to inform me immediately,” he stated. “At no time was I ever given any indication that I might not be capable of proceed to do the work I’ve beloved on the community.”
CNN has supplied no rationalization for Lemon’s dismissal, however disputed his feedback in a press release of its personal afterward Monday.
“Don Lemon’s assertion about this morning’s occasions is inaccurate. He was supplied a chance to fulfill with administration however as a substitute launched a press release on Twitter,” the corporate stated.
Lemon’s present ‘CNN This Morning’ has lagged behind its rivals in scores, although the community’s chairman Chris Licht nonetheless stated he’s “dedicated to its success” in a memo issued to staff saying that “CNN and Don have parted methods.”
Lemon hosted a number of packages after beginning work at CNN in 2006, most notably its information present ‘CNN Tonight’. His firing got here on the identical day that Fox Information introduced it had cut up up with its longtime host Tucker Carlson, who was the outlet’s top-rated pundit for a while. Thus far, neither Fox or Carlson have defined the departure.
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