Hateful, sexist Don Lemon was forced to apologize for his remarks trashing women over forty.
The reference I made to a woman’s “prime” this morning was inartful and irrelevant, as colleagues and loved ones have pointed out, and I regret it. A woman’s age doesn't define her either personally or professionally. I have countless women in my life who prove that every day.
— Don Lemon (@donlemon) February 16, 2023
From the New York Post:Don Lemon apologizes, gets rebuke from CNN CEO over sexist remarks https://t.co/Ez39sI2GrH pic.twitter.com/RXdteEyzzT
— New York Post (@nypost) February 17, 2023
“CNN This Morning” co-host Don Lemon gave a bizarre, rambling apology to co-workers — and earned a scathing rebuke from his boss — over his on-air, sexist Thursday diatribe about 51-year-old Nikki Haley being “not in her prime” that had enraged staffers and caused his co-host Poppy Harlow to walk off the set. “The people I am closest to in this organization are women,” Lemon insisted, according to a transcript of his apology obtained by The Post. “The people I seek counsel to first in this organization are women. The person I am closest to is my mother, a woman.” Lemon — who was conspicuously absent from Friday’s broadcast, with his co-hosts claiming he had taken a “day off” — delivered the awkward mea culpa during a 9 a.m. Friday call with editorial staffers that was led by CNN CEO Chris Licht. The network boss blasted Lemon’s Thursday comments, confirming he had been inundated with complaints from CNN staffers and that he also was personally “disappointed.” “I want to say I’ve heard from a lot people in the organization both directly and indirectly about how those comments have affected you, and I want you to hear directly from me that I hear you,” Licht said.So much of what is said on CNN is ugly. It would be great if CNN CEO Chris Licht apologized for all of the misogyny, racism, and lies that are considered content at CNN. Lemon's mistake was that he "inartfully" trashed all women while attempting to trash Nikki Haley. If he had been more artful and hadn't manged to offend Democrat/Marxist/Leftist women, Lemon's ugliness would go completely unnoticed. Licht would be silent, and Lemon probably wouldn't be in Miami right now.
Embattled CNN anchor Don Lemon flees to Miami Beach amid Nikki Haley controversy https://t.co/4IQo8jgEop via @nypost
— Bo Snerdley (@BoSnerdley) February 18, 2023
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