CNN anchor Don Lemon (57), who was controversial for remarks such as ‘a woman’s prime is until her 40s’, has been fired. twitter captureCNN anchor Don Lemon (57), who was controversial for remarks such as ‘a woman’s prime is until her 40s’, has been fired.
According to Reuters on the 24th (local time), anchor Lemon, who joined CNN in 2006 and has been in charge of a number of programs at CNN for 17 years, was recently fired.
CNN announced the termination of the contract with Lemon through a statement that day. The statement said, “Lemon will forever remain a part of the CNN family,” and “we will support him in his future activities.”
However, it is known that CNN unilaterally notified Lemon of the termination of the contract through an agency this morning, and Lemon is expressing regret.
Lemon said on Twitter that day that he had been told that CNN had fired him through his agent, and he was unfair that he had not been directly informed of the dismissal from the company along with his firing.
He repeatedly expressed dissatisfaction, saying that he had never received any hints of dismissal from CNN, saying, “The management team could have had the courtesy to directly inform me of the dismissal, having worked for 17 years.”
Lemon is famous for hosting CNN’s prime-time program “Don Lemon Tonight” for over eight years, and for making tough remarks to former President Donald Trump, calling him “racist.”
In addition, on the broadcast of ‘CNN This Morning’ in February, she made an unconventional remark that women over the age of 40 had passed their prime, causing controversy.
The remarks came in the process of expressing an opinion on what Haley said in a speech for the Republican presidential nomination, “Politicians over the age of 75 should be tested for mental problems.”
Regarding Haley’s remarks, Lemon said that it was uncomfortable to make a definition about age, saying, “Women are in their prime, including in their 20s and 30s, maybe even in their 40s.” done.
Haley is 51 years old this year. When two anchors who co-hosted the show protested against this, Lemon added that if viewers googled about women’s prime, she would know she was right, adding that she was right.
Some speculate that CNN made a decision to fire Lemon because of this controversy.
Upon hearing the news of Lemon’s dismissal, former President Trump welcomed it and said, “Why did it take so long?” Haley also welcomed Lemon’s firing, calling it “a good day for all women.”
Source: Donga
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