“He has got to go,” a CNN insider told The Post. “He is hurting the brand. Women aren’t even focused on the sexism — it’s the damage to CNN.”
“Everyone is pissed about it,” a second CNN source said, referring to Lemon’s attention-grabbing gaffes, “It makes us the story and it hurts us.”that was led by an upset CNN CEO Chris Licht, in which Lemon rambled on at length, trying to explain away his remarks before apologizing.
Don Lemon apologized to CNN staff for his sexist remarks Friday, but many employees felt his words only made things worse.After the incident, Harlow flew off to Salt Lake City, where she will cover NBA All-Star weekend festivities, leaving only Kaitlan Collins in the New York studio from the troubled trio. Audie Cornish, the former National Public Radio journalist, filled in for the 56-year-old Lemon.
Lemon was pictured emerging from the South Beach surf with a smile on his face hours after his bizarre Friday morning mea culpa. He began by saying he was likely the first person “in the history” of CNN to apologize and that it was his idea to address the company.
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