Mar. 16, 2025
Don Lemon (left) and Tim Malone.Photo: Roy Rochlin/WireImageOne day, the scourge ofCOVID-19will be behind us. And then,Don Lemonplans to get married to his fiancé,Tim Malone.“Quite frankly the wedding is still on, but we just decided not to talk about it until the pandemic is over because there are more important things happening in the world,” theCNN Tonightanchor, 55,tells PEOPLE in an interviewfor this week’s issue.In the meantime, Lemon and Malone, a 36-year-old real estate agent, “have decided to just sort of lean into our lives and live more — and so Saturday nights, we have date night … we actually get dressed up and walk across the plaza or two blocks and we sit down and we have dinner together like we’re going on a date!
Mar. 16, 2025
Don Lemon.Photo: Courtesy Douglas Elliman
Don Lemonhas found a buyer for his Harlem home!
The CNN anchor, 54, sold his spacious condo in the uptown New York City neighborhood for $1.525 million, PEOPLE can confirm. Douglas Elliman’s Steve Cohen and Tim Malone, who isengagedto Lemon, held the listing.
Lemon made a small profit with the sale, having purchased it for just under $1.5 million in 2013, according toThe Los Angeles Times.
Mar. 16, 2025
CNN’sDon LemontookMegyn Kellyto task for defending the use of blackface in Halloween costumes this week.
During a segment with host Chris Cuomo on Tuesday night, Lemon, 52, condemned the former Fox News host, who drew ire that morning when shequestioned whether wearing blackface as part of a Halloween costume is actually racistduring a segment on her show.
She and an all-white panel were discussing campus attempts to discourage “inappropriate and offensive costumes” when Kelly asked: “But what is racist?
Mar. 16, 2025
Don Lemonis breaking his silence aboutbeing fired from CNN.
In his first one-on-one interview since he was let go from the news network in April, Lemon, 57, spoke about his duties as a journalist and what his future holds.
“I’m not a perfect person. No one is," he added. “In order to fulfill the promise of the Constitution, we have to stand up for what is right. We have to stand up for the truth.
Mar. 16, 2025
Don Lemon.Photo:Elder Ordonez / SplashNews.comDon Lemonhas a reason to smile!On Monday, Lemon, 57, was spotted grinning from ear to ear as he headed to lunch in the Hamptons. The journalist sported a blue button-down, white pants, and black shoes. He wore glasses and a backpack.His graying beard was on full display as he carried what appeared to be a Navy blue jacket on his arm.Lemon has kept a relatively low profile since he said he was allegedly fired from CNN after 17 years with the company.