Don Lemon, CNN anchor, fired after 17 years on the network

CNN anchor Don Lemon has deed retired astatine the web aft his firing, which came aft accusations of misogyny and misbehaviour.

"I americium stunned," Lemon wrote connected Twitter, saying helium was told by his cause helium had been fto go.

CNN said it "parted ways" with Lemon, who co-hosted its greeting show, saying "we privation him well".

It follows on-air remarks by Lemon successful which helium said Republican Nikki Haley, 51, was not "in her prime".

The dismissal besides comes connected the heels of different large US media departure. Just moments earlier Lemon's announcement, Fox News announced it was parting ways with primetime big Tucker Carlson.

A long-time fixture of the network, Lemon was astir precocious a co-host of CNN's This Morning programme.

But helium landed successful blistery h2o earlier this twelvemonth aft comments helium made astir Republican statesmanlike hopeful Nikki Haley, a erstwhile UN ambassador and politician of South Carolina.

Ms Haley was not "in her prime", Lemon said successful February, a remark wide decried arsenic sexist.

"When a pistillate is considered to beryllium successful her premier - successful her 20s, 30s and possibly her 40s," helium said.

"I'm conscionable saying what the facts are - Google it," helium added, successful effect to objections from his pistillate co-hosts, Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins.

Lemon issued a connection connected the aforesaid time saying helium regretted his "inartful and irrelevant" comments. He besides apologised to the newsroom and agreed to partake successful "mandatory training" to code the incident.

But the remarks sparked wide criticism, including from histrion Michelle Yeoh, 60, who appeared to notation the comments successful her Oscar's acceptance code past month, saying: "Ladies, don't fto anybody archer you you're ever past your prime."

In a tweet connected Monday, Ms Haley appeared to code the firing, calling it a "great time for women everywhere" adding "#StillInMyPrime".

Lemon's estimation was further clouded by a study from Variety earlier successful April, which elaborate accusations of misogynistic behaviour toward his CNN colleagues.

He called a shaper abdominous to her face, Variety reported, mocked and mimicked 1 workfellow and allegedly sent threatening texts to another. A typical for Lemon denied the reports.

Lemon has besides faced contention past autumn for saying that the US men's shot squad should beryllium paid much than the women's, saying that the men were "more absorbing to watch".

The 57-year-old had appeared connected CNN connected Monday during the greeting programme arsenic normal, earlier reports of his dismissal were publicised aboriginal that day.

"After 17 years astatine CNN I would person thought idiosyncratic successful absorption would person had the decency to archer maine directly," Lemon wrote connected Twitter.

"At nary clip was I ever fixed immoderate denotation that I would not beryllium capable to proceed to bash the enactment I person loved astatine the network."

He continued: "It is wide that determination are larger issues astatine play."

The web did not elaborate connected the crushed for his dismissal. But successful a 2nd connection issued connected Monday afternoon, it called Lemon's statement of events "inaccurate", saying helium had been fixed an accidental to conscionable with management.

Lemon has hired amusement lawyer Bryan Freedman to code his declaration with CNN, which was signed to past until 2026, the New York Times reported, citing sources acquainted with the deal.

CNN This Morning volition proceed with Lemon's erstwhile co-hosts, Ms Harlow and Ms Collins, the web said.

Lemon came to CNN successful 2006 aft moving for a section NBC presumption successful Chicago. For implicit 8 years, helium hosted the primetime amusement Don Lemon Tonight. He near the slot to assistance motorboat CNN This Morning past November alongside Ms Harlow and Ms Collins.

After Lemon's comments astir Ms Haley, CNN producers discovered guests did not privation to look connected the amusement with Lemon, the New York Times reported.

The amusement has struggled with ratings successful caller months, lagging down Fox's Fox & Friends and MSNBC's Morning Joe.

In a station connected his societal media tract Truth Social connected Monday, erstwhile President Donald Trump referred to Lemon arsenic the "dumbest antheral connected television".

He did not remark connected Tucker Carlson's firing.