The Daily Observer London Desk: Reporter- Sarah Marshal
Don Lemon has been fired by Media after 17 years on the network.
On Monday (24 April), the news anchor announced that he had “parted ways” with Media following a string of scandals in recent months, barely an hour after news broke that Tucker Carlson had been fired from Fox News.
“Media and Don have parted ways,” the network said in a statement.
“Don will forever be a part of the Media 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 endeavours.”
Lemon reacted to the news with his own statement on Twitter saying he was left “stunned” after being informed by his agent that Media had allegedly terminated his contract without informing him.
“After 17 years at Media I would have thought someone in management would have had the decency to tell me directly,” he wrote.
Media has called Lemon’s statement “inaccurate”.
Earlier this year, Lemon faced scrutiny for saying on-air that presidential candidate Nikki Haley was not “in her prime” at the age of 51.
