Celebrities React to Don Lemon’s CNN Firing: Sunny Hostin, Megyn Kelly, Rick Ross and More

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Sharing their thoughts. Several famous faces have publicly spoken out about Don Lemon’s departure from CNN.The journalist, 57, confirmed via Twitter on Monday, April 24, that he was fired from the news network, noting that he was informed of his termination through his agent. “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,” his statement continued. “At 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.”Claiming that there “are some larger issues at play” when it comes to his termination, Lemon concluded his message by thanking his CNN colleagues and coworkers, stating, “They are the most talented journalists in the business, and I wish them all the best.”CNN addressed the Louisiana native’s exit in a statement of their own on Monday, writing: “CNN and Don have parted ways.

Don will forever be a part of the CNN family, and we thank him for his contributions over the past 17 years. We wish him well and will be cheering him on in his future endeavors.”However, the network later called the former CNN This Morning host’s social media message “inaccurate,” stating, “He was offered an opportunity to meet with management but instead released a statement on Twitter.”Lemon’s CNN firing came two months after he made a sexist remark about 2024 presidential candidate Nikki Haley.

While discussing the former United Nations Ambassador’s idea to make politicians over the age of 75 complete “mental competency tests” on a February 2023 episode of CNN This Morning, the anchor remarked, “Nikki Haley is not in her prime, sorry.