Megyn Kelly appeared to be taught reside on air that Don Lemon had been fired from his internet hosting duties at CNN whereas recording her podcast, “The Megyn Kelly Show,” on Monday. In her response, she admitted that she’s “not exactly Don Lemon’s fan,” however she contended that if the dismissal rolled out the best way Lemon claimed it did, then it was a “classless” transfer from the community and CEO Chris Licht.
“Oh my god, so there’s now breaking news from CNN,” Kelly stated, nonetheless recovering from a previous dialogue about Tucker Carlson’s Fox News exit. She joked, “Oh my god, am I still employed myself?”
Responding to Lemon’s declare that he discovered of his firing over the telephone through his agent relatively than by Licht and CNN’s higher administration talking with him immediately, she conceded that he’s “not wrong” and that “if that’s true,” he deserved higher therapy from the community.
“Everybody knows I’m not exactly Don Lemon’s fan, but he’s not wrong that — if that’s true, that he was just told by his agent he was fired, and they didn’t have the balls to tell him man-to-man — that’s just classless. He’s got a right to complain about that,” Kelly stated.
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“Something must’ve happened here,” she continued. “There must have been something like a final straw.”
In dialog with “The Megyn Kelly Show” government producer Steve Krakauer, Kelly later revisited her curiosity of what that last straw may need been.
“Their ratings on that morning show are in the toilet. The entire daytime and primetime ratings and CNN are in the toilet. Their main competitor MSNBC is doubling them right now. They got nothing going — absolutely nothing,” Kelly stated. “And I’m sure he’s making a nice salary. But so far, he’s been untouchable. So I’d love to find out what changed, because the last straw felt very sudden.”
Lemon tweeted early Monday that after 17 years, he had been fired from CNN.
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“I was informed this morning by my agent that I have terminated by CNN,” the “CNN This Morning” host wrote. “After 17 years at CNN I would have thought that someone in management would have had the decency to tell me directly. At no time was I ever given any indication that I would not be able to continue to do the work I have loved at the network.”
The anchor concluded by saying “it is clear that there are some larger issues at play” and proceeded thank his colleagues and the various groups he have labored with for an “incredible run.”
CNN in flip launched an announcement saying that opposite to his claims, administration did attain out to Lemon.
“Don Lemon’s statement about this morning’s events is inaccurate,” the community stated. “He was offered an opportunity to meet with management but instead released a statement on Twitter.”
The assertion adopted an inner memo from Licht, who stated that “CNN This Morning,” the morning present that Lemon anchored alongside Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins, has been on the air for almost six months and the community is “committed to its success.”
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“CNN and Don have parted ways,” CNN CEO Chris Licht wrote within the memo. “Don will forever be a part of the CNN family, and we thank him for his contributions over the past 17 years. We wish him well and will be cheering him on in his future endeavors.”
The dismissal comes two months after public and inner outcry over Lemon’s declare that Republican presidential Nikki Haley “is not in her prime,” including {that a} girl is “said to be in her prime in her 20s, 30s and maybe 40s.”
From there, Variety revealed earlier this month a report that unveiled allegations from the cable information anchor’s sprawling profession, together with accusations of misogyny, mocking feminine staffers and reckless “diva-like” habits — accusations that Lemon vehemently denied.
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Loree Seitz contributed to this story.
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