Mar. 16, 2025
Don Lemon is back in the anchor chair, with the streaming program ‘The Don Lemon Show.'.Photo:DAVID URBANKE
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There’s a lot going on in the background ofDon Lemon’s little Zoom square at the moment. There are painters in his Manhattan home. There are folks walking up and down the stairs. There’s a marriage license.
“We just got it today!” Lemon, 58, says immediately when we log on, holding it up with a huge smile.
Mar. 16, 2025
Don Lemon.Photo: Dominik Bindl/Getty
In the note, Licht reportedly said that he had a “frank and meaningful conversation” with Lemon after the 56-year-old made headlines for suggesting Haley, 51, a Republican whorecently announced her candidacy for president, was “past her prime.”
“He has agreed to participate in formal training, as well as continuing to listen and learn,” the memo read. “We take this situation very seriously. It is important to me that CNN balances accountability with a fostering a culture in which people can own, learn and grow from their mistakes.
Mar. 16, 2025
Don Lemon.Photo: Reto Sterchi/Redux
This is howDon Lemon’s latest book ends: in flames.
That’s not so surprising.This Is the Fire, which was published on Tuesday, is as urgent — and at times, as intimate and painful — as the book that inspired it, James Baldwin’sThe Fire Next Time, an essay collection about race and racism. One answers the other.
“When James Baldwin said, ‘No more water the fire next time’ — we’re in the fire.
Mar. 16, 2025
Don Lemon (left), Tucker Carlson.Photo: Taylor Hill/WireImage, AP/REX/Shutterstock
Don LemonandTucker Carlson, two days after their respective exits from CNN and Fox News, have hired the same attorney who representedChris CuomoandMegyn Kellyin their own high-profile exits.
The Washington Postreports that Lemon, 57, and Carlson, 53, have each hired Los Angeles-based attorney Bryan Freedman, which the outlet describes as “a combative litigator who specializes in enforcing contracts for ousted media personalities.”
Freedman represented Cuomo after hishighly public ousting from CNN.
Mar. 16, 2025
Don McLean.Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty
Don McLeanwill no longer be performing during a concert special at this year’sNational Rifle Association (NRA) convention, PEOPLE can confirm.
The “American Pie” musician, 76, said in a statement that he will not be partaking in the event, which is scheduled to take place in Houston, Texas, this weekend. The reason for his exit, he said, was Tuesday’s mass shooting within the state where19 children and two teachers were killed.