Old CNN anchoring Not lemon It was alleged that he was sexually besieged at the workplace on several occasions while on the net. Lemon appeared in Bill Maher’s podcast Random club When it opened on these incidents, as well as their perspective on gender, power and intersection between the two The Hollywood Reporter reported.
While Random club For an episode of almost two hours, Maher and Lemon discussed the evolutionary nature of the media and the biases embedded in it, the experiences of Maga’s Republicans and Lemon’s experiences in the media as an openly gay black man.
Details of Lemon Bullying Incidents on CNN
As for the latter, which played at the beginning of the episode, Lemon opened to experience sexual harassment on CNN.
“I have been besieged by women and men at work,” he told the program. “There are some things that are really serious, but not everything is at the level of Harvey Weinstein.”
He went on to explain that he was supposedly touched by a woman from the CNN coffee shop in Atlanta during an incident. A “young” pulled his lemon nipples and said, “Oh, it’s cold here!”
Lemon replied, “OK, do you realize that if I did, now they would have left me through the door?”
He said that “he did not mind going to RRHH” and “he did not say anything, because I am like” it is a double standard for you “.
Lemon, who left CNN in 2023, also recalled an alleged incident with a superior woman who said he also besieged him, although the event passed outside the office.
“I have never told this story. Someone I worked with also besieged me on CNN and never went to the management,” he shared. “I knew he was gay and we were strange. A divorce was passing. It was strange.”
The 59 -year -old man said he strengthened harassment due to women’s higher position in CNN, as he was afraid if he said something, his job would be in danger. The lemon was not sure that people would believe it.
Maher pushed the lemon for more details on the incident with the female superior. He then added that the alleged incident also took place in Atlanta and that the woman was someone with whom he had spent time in commercial events, including cocktails.
“Remember, this was a while ago, and there was no Uber or anything similar,” Maher told Maher. “If you are in Atlanta, taxis are not available.”
He told Maher that when he tried to get out of the area where the incident took place, he said, “No, do not return home. Stay -you are in the guest room.”
Although the lemon did not say more about the instance, he said that the woman was “so significant to me later.”
Lemon emphasizes his male privilege
Lemon made a point to emphasize that, as a man, he is in a position to say no, which is not always the case when women face sexual harassment.
“I am an adult and maybe I think it is different for men and women, depending on the structure of power. I think it is flattering whenever you can send them easily. As a man, I could say,” No, I’m not interested. “
Lemon says he was bothered as a child
After sharing his darkest experiences on CNN, Lemon revealed to Maher that he was bothered as a child.
“But also someone who was bothered as a child is something different,” he said, making Maher interconnect to confirm what he said. “Because you know how to face it and you know what is really important or not. And you know, how, who has power. I think as a man, I have the power to say,” I don’t want to. “I don’t need to go to RRHH or ruin your career.
Their post-cnn career
According to USALemon was fired from CNN in 2023 after his viral comments on the former South Carolina Governor, Nikki Haley, who described as “in the beginning.” Other allegations of inappropriate lemon behavior were revealed to female colleagues Variety report.
Shortly after leaving CNN, Lemon launched a collaboration with Elon Musk through his social media platform XFormerly Twitter. Collaboration did not last as a Musc He canceled it with lemon claimant He to attract the new adventure.
Now houses a podcast, The Don Lemon Show.
