Don Lemon fired from CNN after divisive morning show run

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NEW YORK (AP) — CNN fired longtime host Don Lemon on Monday following his short and disastrous run as a morning show host, a little over two months after he apologized for on-air comments about Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley being past her prime.

https://apnews.com/article/don-lemon-cnn-departure-204c35dea8e4bb1151c6cce0bf833182

CNN’s Don Lemon regrets saying Nikki Haley past her ‘prime’

NEW YORK (AP) — Don Lemon startled some colleagues on CNN’s morning show Thursday with his implication that Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, at age 51, was past her prime.

https://apnews.com/article/don-lemon-nikki-haley-e40445ae824a56e3548c17a029a80775?

Don Lemon to return to CNN, undergo ‘formal training’

NEW YORK (AP) — CNN anchor Don Lemon will return to work Wednesday and will receive “formal training” in the aftermath of his on-air comments about Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, network CEO Chris Licht said in an email to employees Monday night.

https://apnews.com/article/don-lemon-nikki-haley-344670aba56c09e97b60df2469735bf8?

CNN’s Don Lemon tweets another apology, returns to work

NEW YORK (AP) — CNN anchor Don Lemon tweeted an apology to viewers for his remarks about Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley shortly before returning to work on Wednesday, then stuck to the news.

https://apnews.com/article/biden-tv-nikki-haley-don-lemon-52be979ee7c3b95dbcddedf23683e98c?

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The complicated tragedy of Don Lemon’s CNN implosion

Before his fall from grace, there was a reason Lemon meant a lot to cable TV viewers — and to Black viewers in particular.

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/cnn-fires-don-lemon-fox-news-tucker-carlson-rcna81460?