Talk Show Hosts Who Are Terrible People
CNN's Don Lemon was revered for the quality of his reporting in the early years of his career as co-anchor of "Live From," winning several awards in the process. Since then, he has been considered a respected commentator on current affairs with a rare ability to delve into the nuances of a story and share them with the network audience.
But Lemon's stellar career took a hit in February 2023 when, during a live discussion about the Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, the journalist and talk show host claimed that Haley, who was 51 at the time, was no longer "in her prime," and went on to pronounce women's "prime" years to be their twenties, thirties, and forties. Lemon did not feature on the show the next day, by which time he had already tweeted an apology, writing: "A woman's age doesn't define her either personally or professionally," per Politico.
Nevertheless, the bad press against Lemon grew, and within months, Variety ran an expose detailing numerous problematic incidents from throughout his career, particularly acts of aggression toward women. In one instance, Lemon is accused of having sent threatening text messages to his "Live From" co-anchor Kyra Phillips, and the exposé also claims that Lemon felt intense professional jealousy toward his former colleagues Nancy Grace and Soledad O'Brien, which he expressed in rude outbursts. The same month as the piece was published, CNN announced Lemon was to leave the network, though with three years left on his contract, it is believed he will have received a substantial payout.
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