UNCEREMONIOUS MEDIA EXIT: CNN Fired Me, Ruined My Life, My Reputation, Put Me in the Unemployment Market after a dedicated Service of 17 years -DON LEMON lament in tears …says: 'I am Heartbroken, Not told My Offense or given any chance to Defend Myself, treated like nobody. Network made decision based on gossip and rumors' * 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. It is clear that there are some larger issues at play. I was informed by my agent that I have been terminated by CNN. I am stunned *Earlier co-anchored the 5 p.m. newscast for NBC5 News in Chicago, Lemon joined CNN where he quickly rose the ranks, Don Lemon Tonight launched in 2014 in a primetime slot, co-moderated a 2020 Democratic Presidential Debate and covered breaking news stories for CNN including the death of Queen Elizabeth II; last year's school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the crisis in Ukraine and served as a correspondent across CNN/U.S. programming prior to his departure * The rumor, which is riddled with patently false anecdotes and no concrete evidence, is entirely based on unsourced, unsubstantiated, 15-year-old anonymous gossip. It's amazing and disappointing that Variety magazine would be so reckless in their publication -spokesman for Lemon stated in a statement * 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 well and will be cheering him on in his future endeavors -CNN CEO Chris Licht *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Senior Investigative Editor

UNCEREMONIOUS MEDIA EXIT: CNN Fired Me, Ruined My Life, My Reputation, Put Me in the Unemployment Market after a dedicated Service of 17 years -DON LEMON lament in tears …says: 'I am Heartbroken, Not told My Offense or given any chance to Defend Myself, treated like nobody. Network made decision based on gossip and rumors' *"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. It is clear that there are some larger issues at play. I was informed by my agent that I have been terminated by CNN. I am stunned" *Earlier co-anchored the 5 p.m. newscast for NBC5 News in Chicago, Lemon joined CNN where he quickly rose the ranks, Don Lemon Tonight launched in 2014 in a primetime slot, co-moderated a 2020 Democratic Presidential Debate and covered breaking news stories for CNN including the death of Queen Elizabeth II; last year's school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the crisis in Ukraine and served as a correspondent across CNN/U.S. programming prior to his departure *"The rumor, which is riddled with patently false anecdotes and no concrete evidence, is entirely based on unsourced, unsubstantiated, 15-year-old anonymous gossip. It's amazing and disappointing that Variety magazine would be so reckless in their publication"-spokesman for Lemon stated in a statement *"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 well and will be cheering him on in his future endeavors"-CNN CEO Chris Licht *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Senior Investigative Editor
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