Don Lemon, a well-known news anchor, has taken to his Facebook page to report that he has been fired by CNN.
The news anchor took to Twitter to report that his agent had told him that his contract had been canceled.
Don Lemon’s firing comes after Variety published an article earlier this month stating that Don Lemon abused his female colleagues during his time at CNN. He also suffered fire for widely panned comments he made on the broadcast.
Lemon was initially chastised in February during a program on “CNN This Morning” when he said Republican presidential contender Nikki Haley, 51, was past her “prime.”
The comment was made while discussing a suggestion by Haley that candidates over the age of 75 should be subjected to mental competency exams.
He said, “Nikki Haley isn’t in her prime, sorry,” Lemon said. “When a woman is considered to be in her prime — in her 20s, 30s, and maybe her 40s.”
Reacting to his sack on Twitter, Don Lemon said, “I am stunned,” Lemon wrote. “After 17 years at CNN, I would have thought someone in management would have had the decency to tell me directly.”
— Don Lemon (@donlemon) April 24, 2023