CNN host Don Lemon was demoted from his own primetime show to an ensemble cast and the only next step for him would be his exit from the network. CNN’s morning show, “CNN This Morning,” hosted by Lemon, Poppy Harlow, and Kaitlan Collins, just became the lowest-rated CNN morning show of any in its history.
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Now, Lemon is facing more controversy after a Variety story suggested Lemon had been caught being a misogynist when he first came to the network. The report alleged that Lemon sent threatening text messages to a colleague from a burner phone and repeatedly exhibited misogynistic and “diva-like” behavior many years ago. CNN and Lemon issued responses denying the Variety report and its allegations.
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