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Don Lemon Clarifies Leaving CNN Remark He Made On-Air
CNN is broadcasting a effect to Don Lemon's connection about his exit.
After the longtime anchor claimed helium was "stunned" by the network's decision to portion ways connected April 24, alleging that the enactment did not person "the decency" to pass him directly, the broadcasting institution disputed the recollection of events connected societal media.
"Don Lemon's connection astir this morning's events is inaccurate," a tweet shared from CNN's communications societal media relationship read. "He was offered an accidental to conscionable with absorption but alternatively released a connection connected Twitter."
In an April 24 connection addressed to colleagues, CNN president Chris Licht shared that Lemon, 57, would beryllium leaving the web aft 17 years.
"CNN and Don person parted ways," his connection read. "Don volition everlastingly beryllium a portion of the CNN family, and we convey him for his contributions implicit the past 17 years. We privation him good and volition beryllium cheering him connected successful his aboriginal endeavors."
In notation to CNN This Morning, which besides features co-hosts Kaitlan Collins and Poppy Harlow, Licht added the amusement has "been connected the aerial for astir six months, and we are committed to its success."
The network's nationalist effect besides came conscionable moments aft the TV big himself addressed quality of his exit.
"I was informed this greeting by my cause that I person been terminated by CNN," Lemon alleged successful a enactment posted connected Twitter. "I americium stunned. After 17 years astatine CNN I would person thought that idiosyncratic successful absorption would person had the decency to archer maine directly. At nary clip was I ever fixed immoderate denotation that I would not beryllium capable to proceed to bash the enactment I person loved astatine the network. It is wide that determination are immoderate larger issues astatine play."
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Lemon concluded his connection by thanking those he's worked alongside implicit his astir 20-year vocation astatine CNN.
"With that said, I privation to convey my colleagues and the galore teams I person worked with for an unthinkable run," his connection continued. "They are the astir talented journalists successful the business, and I privation them each the best."
E! News has reached retired to CNN and Lemon for further remark and has not heard back.
In precocious February, the Louisiana autochthonal came nether occurrence for comments made astir person Nikki Haley, 51, whom helium suggested was not successful prime. The anchor returned to his quality table a small much than a week later, appearing connected the greeting amusement up until the April 24 broadcast, which would beryllium his last.
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