Don Lemon is hoping to return to your screen. Just not in the way you’re thinking.
The Daily Beast reported Monday that the fired CNN anchor hopes to mimic Tucker Carlson’s triumphant return to the media ecosystem by hosting his own show on Elon Musk’s X, formerly known as Twitter.
After 17 years with CNN, network management fired Lemon over the phone. His abrupt termination was one of 2023’s biggest falls from grace.
Both Lemon and Carlson were coincidentally terminated on the same day and share the same high-powered attorney.
While Carlson amplified his message on X before launching his own streaming service last month, Lemon has kept a decidedly lower profile. The onetime liberal media darling has been spotted in the Hamptons and occasionally on cable news.
Without acknowledging his scandal-plagued past, Lemon claimed complete vindication after Chris Licht resigned as chairman and CEO of CNN.
However, when Lemon was fired, his CNN colleagues seemed just fine moving on.
The co-hosts on his final program, “CNN This Morning,” spent a combined 39 seconds addressing his dismissal before moving on to more important matters.
Before his firing, Lemon become increasingly snippy behind the scenes and on the air. On one occasion, he got especially “nasty” with co-host Kaitlan Collins, scolding her for “interrupting” him, which left her “visibly upset,” a source who witnessed the exchange told Fox News.
Reports suggest the final straw came after a combative segment in which Lemon chastised Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy on the meaning of Black history.
Lemon also received harsh criticism for sexist remarks about GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley being “past her prime.”
As for his latest endeavor, neither Lemon nor his representatives have responded to the Daily Beast’s requests for comment.
(H/T Daily Beast)
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