Don Lemon claims he was sexually harassed throughout his period at CNN.
The previous Don Lemon Tonight host thorough 2 supposed events from his time at the network in a meeting on the Sunday, March 16, episode of the “Club Random With Bill Maher” podcast. Lemon helped CNN from 2006 till he was terminated in 2023.
“I have been harassed by women and men in the [workplace]. It’s ridiculous,” Lemon, 59, informed Maher beforehand in their discussion. “There are some things that are really egregious, but not everything is Harvey Weinstein level.”
Lemon, that is gay, proceeded, “I remember when I was in Atlanta and I was in the cafeteria [at CNN]. … This young lady tweaked my nipples and said, ‘Oh, it’s cold in here.’ I said, ‘OK, you realize that if I did that they’d be walking me out the door right now?’”
The tv reporter stated he “didn’t care to go to HR, I didn’t say anything, because it’s a double standard.”
On an additional event, Lemon affirmed that a women colleague propositioned him when he invested the evening at her residence complying with a job feature. He stated he had been used to remain in an extra space complying with the occasion, keeping in mind that, at the moment, there weren’t easily offered auto solutions such as Uber.
“I never told this story. Someone who I worked with also harassed me at CNN and I never went to management,” Lemon stated. “First of all, I was so new there. She knew I was gay. It was just bizarre. She was going through a divorce … it was weird.”
“I never went to management. First of all, I thought, ‘OK, they may find a way to get rid of me because if I told this story, I don’t know if they’re gonna believe me or not,’” he proceeded. “But then she was so mean to me after that, I was like, ‘I should have told the story.’”
Don Lemon is opening up regarding his psychological wellness. The previous CNN information support, 58, exposed throughout the Thursday, March 21, episode of the Tamron Hall Show that he needed to go on antidepressants after being terminated from the network in April in 2014. “I have actually struggled with anxiety. I take an antidepressant currently, so […]
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Lemon likewise stated he was molested as a youngster, which he really felt ready him to handle undesirable interest as a grownup.
“I know how to say [no],” he stated. “You know how to deal with it and you know what’s important or not. And you know who has the power. As a man I have the power to say, ‘I don’t want to do this.’ I don’t need to go to HR and ruin your career. I just tell you, ‘I’m not interested, miss. We were drunk. We had a couple of drinks or whatever. Let’s let it go.’”
An on-air oversight. Don Lemon dealt with reaction after openly dissing Nikki Haley on CNN — and was ultimately benched from numerous programs. The 56-year-old newscaster made headings on February 16 after making a sexist remark regarding Haley’s age. While reviewing the 51-year-old previous guv of South Carolina’s proposal for the presidency on CNN This Morning, […]
In April 2023, Lemon was terminated by CNN after 17 years at the cable television information network. “Don will forever be a part of the CNN family, and we thank him for his contributions over the past 17 years,” then-CNN chief executive officer Chris Licht informed team in a memorandum at the moment. “We wish him well and will be cheering him on in his future endeavors.”
If you or a person you understand has actually been sexually attacked, speak to the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).
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