Don Lemon pulled from ‘CNN This Morning’ amid sexist comment scandal: report

Don Lemon was taken out of the lineup forward of Monday’s slate on CNN’s morning programming.

Attributable to feedback Lemon made final week about South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley not being “in her prime,” and the social media backlash that ensued, CNN continues to be in discussions concerning Lemon’s future, reviews the Each day Beast.

Lemon didn’t seem on “CNN This Morning” on Friday as a result of he had a “deliberate break day,” his co-host Kaitlan Collins introduced on-air. USA In the present day reported that Sara Sidner, a senior nationwide correspondent on CNN, will fill in for Lemon within the meantime.

The unique feedback, which got here Thursday, had been in response to Haley’s presidential marketing campaign announcement that included a name for “obligatory psychological competency checks for politicians over 75 years outdated.”

Lemon mentioned that concept made him uncomfortable, including, “Nikki Haley isn’t in her prime, sorry. A girl is claimed to be in her prime in her 20s, 30s and possibly 40s.”

In an apology Friday, Lemon was reported to have been remorseful throughout a morning editorial name.

“What I mentioned got here out incorrect and I want I hadn’t mentioned it,” he advised his colleagues in response to a supply quoted by The Each day Beast. “I consider ladies of any age can do something they set their minds to. The individuals I’m closest to on this group are ladies.”

CNN CEO Chris Licht mentioned he was “dissatisfied” by Lemon’s feedback.

It’s nonetheless unknown when or if Lemon can be returning to CNN broadcasts anytime quickly.