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Don Lemon is departing CNN aft 17 years moving for the network. Read a connection from CNN's president and spot the anchor's tweet astir his exit.
Don Lemon Clarifies Leaving CNN Remark He Made On-Air
Don Lemon and CNN are parting ways.
The anchor is exiting the web aft 17 years, CNN president Chris Licht confirmed successful an April 24 connection to his colleagues.
"CNN and Don person parted ways," his connection began. "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."
Referring to the greeting quality amusement Lemon co-hosted with Kaitlan Collins and Poppy Harlow, Licht added, "CNN This Morning has been connected the aerial for astir six months, and we are committed to its success."
Lemon, 57, has besides addressed his departure, sharing a connection astir the determination connected Twitter.
"I was informed this greeting by my cause that I person been terminated by CNN," helium alleged. "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."
"With that said, I privation to convey my colleagues and the galore teams I person worked with for an unthinkable run," Lemon's Twitter connection continued. "They are the astir talented journalists successful the business, and I privation them each the best."
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However, soon aft the longtime TV property shared his statement, the network's connection squad responded to the alleged concatenation of events.
"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."
News of the Emmy winner's alteration of presumption comes 2 months aft helium was criticized for comments made astir politician Nikki Haley, whom helium suggested was not successful her premier erstwhile discussing the aboriginal of her governmental career.
After his remarks, Lemon—who archetypal joined the web successful 2006—underwent formal training, according to CNN Business, who cited an email from Licht, amid returning the table successful precocious February.
Ahead of the quality of his departure, Lemon appeared successful his accustomed co-anchor during the April 24 occurrence of CNN This Morning.
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