CNN has fired Don Lemon, the embattled anchor announced Monday.
CNN CEO Chris Licht said in a memo that Lemon
and the network had 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 luck and will be cheering him on in his future endeavors,” Licht wro
However, Lemon in a statement on Twitter said he was stunned by his termination.
“I was informed this morning by my agenppt that I have been terminated by CNN’ Lemon said. “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” Lemon wrote. “It is clear that there are some larger issues at play.”
Lemon then thanked his now-former colleagues.
“They are the most talented journalists in the business, and I wish them all the best” Lemon said.
CNN pushed back on Lemon, saying his account
was “inaccurate.”
“Don Lemon’s statement about this morning’s events is inaccurate,” its communications team wrote in a statement. “He was offered an opportunity to meet with management but instead released a statement on Twitter.”
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