Don Lemon accused unnamed CNN colleagues for the first time Sunday of sexually harassing him during his 17-year tenure at the news network, recalling one specific instance that saw a female staffer tweak his nipples in the company’s Atlanta cafeteria. Another involved an off-site encounter with a female staffer when he was still “so new” at the company.
Joining Bill Maher for his “Club Random” podcast in a nearly two-hour conversation, the journalist said that he never went to HR or management over such instances because he feared “they may find a way to get rid of me.” (Lemon was fired from the network in 2023 amid accusations of misogyny and workplace misconduct.)