Don Lemon Is ‘Looking Forward’ to ‘Figuring Out’ His Next Move Following Dramatic CNN Exit: ‘I Love a Challenge’ ​

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His next move. Don Lemon is already making plans for his future after an unexpected exit from CNN earlier this week.“[I look forward to] actually figuring it out.

I love a challenge and so that’s what I’m looking forward to — figuring out what I’m doing,” the journalist, 57, exclusively told Us Weekly at the Time 100 Red Carpet on Wednesday, April 26.After nearly two decades at CNN, Lemon shocked viewers when he announced he was fired by the network.“I was informed this morning by my agent that I have been terminated by CNN,” he wrote in a social media statement on Monday, April 24. “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. 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.”The broadcaster, who hosted an episode of CNN This Morning earlier that day, alleged the exit was not his decision. “It is clear that there are some larger issues at play,” his statement continued. “With 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.”CNN, however, issued a response to Lemon’s claims through their communications team. “Don Lemon’s statement about this morning’s events is inaccurate,” their Twitter post read. “He was offered an opportunity to meet with management but instead released a statement on Twitter.”The news came weeks after Variety released an exposé about Lemon’s alleged misogynist behavior.Lemon recently made headlines for his comments about former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley when the former Today correspondent said