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An on-air blunder. Don Lemon faced backlash after publicly dissing Nikki Haley on CNN — and was subsequently benched from multiple broadcasts.
The 56-year-old newscaster made headlines on February 16 after making a sexist comment about Haley’s age. While discussing the 51-year-old former governor of South Carolina’s bid for the presidency on CNN This Morning, Lemon claimed that Haley is past her “prime.”
“She says people, politicians are not in their prime,” he said, referring to the former United Nations Ambassador’s idea to implement “mental competency tests” for political leaders over the age of 75. “Nikki Haley is not in her prime, sorry. A woman is considered to be in her prime in her 20s, 30s and maybe her 40s.”
Cohost Poppy Harlow asked her colleague to clarify his stance, questioning whether he meant Haley was beyond her “prime for childbearing” or “prime for being president.”
Lemon proceeded to double down, responding: “If you Google, ‘when is a woman in her prime,’ it’ll say 20s, 30s, and 40s. … I’m not saying I agree with that so I think she has to be careful about saying that [politicians aren’t in their prime].”
The comment quickly sparked controversy among viewers and political pundits — and Haley herself was quick to fire back at Lemon’s remark. “To be clear, I am NOT calling for competency tests for Sexist middle-aged CNN anchors; only for people who make our laws and are 75+,” she quipped via Twitter on February 16.
Lemon’s flub prompted a lively debate on social media. “Hey Ladies -@donlemon thinks women over 50 are past their prime! Let’s start #primetime and list some of the things we’ve accomplished in these glorious later years. I’ll start,” Patricia
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Made in Chelsea's Tiffany Watson hit back at one of her Instagram followers after being mum-shamed, just days after announcing that she is pregnant.Tiffany, 29, shared the happy news that she is expecting her first child with footballer boyfriend Cameron McGeehan on Monday, and on Thursday she took to Instagram once again, sharing a new snap.The star showed off her blossoming baby bump in a cute baby pink loungewear set as she clutched a hot drink in one hand and touched her hair with the other as she smiled at the camera. She captioned the snap: "Miss my daily coffees but mint tea is good for now." One of her followers was quick to comment: “You look great! Be careful because apparently peppermint/mint tea in excess can cause really bad headaches :).” Tiffany clapped back as she replied to the comment saying: “Pretty sure one a day will do no harm…” The person who had made the comment clearly hadn't meant to offend, as they then replied to Tiffany: "Oh no that should be more than fine! Was just advice from my doc to me (1st trimester) when I replaced coffee for it :)." Some of the star's other followers assured her that she could drink coffee, as long as she limited her intake, as one commented: "You can still drink coffee :) just a limited amount!" Another person said: "I drank coffee through all three pregnancies as long as you're not having like 10 cups a day it’s fine." Tiffany's older sister Lucy Watson, who also starred on Made in Chelsea, sweetly commented: "Omg!! Haven’t seen you in tight clothing in a loooong time you look amazing", to which Tiffany replied: "It’s very foreign world now," with a laughing emoji.
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Don Lemon returned to CNN early Wednesday morning with no mention of him stirring up controversy last week. Instead, Lemon saved his comment for social media -- posting to Twitter moments before going on air.«I appreciate the opportunity to be back on @CNNThisMorning today,” he wrote. „To my network, my colleagues and our incredible audience — I’m sorry.
@CNNThisMorning today. To my network, my colleagues and our incredible audience — I’m sorry. I’ve heard you, I’m learning from you, and I’m committed to doing better.See you soon.“I appreciate the opportunity to be back on @CNNThisMorning today,” he wrote.
Don Lemon will soon be returning to CNN after stirring up controversy with sexist remarks made last week.According to a memo sent out to CNN employees on Monday night, Lemon will undergo «formal training» as part of his return to his role as an anchor of «I sat down with Don and had a frank and meaningful conversation,» CNN CEO Chris Licht wrote in an email, CNN reports. «He has agreed to participate in formal training, as well as continuing to listen and learn.
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is a new generation, Whoopi still pushed back.“She may be younger than most of those people, but her rhetoric is the same,” she added. “She’s saying the same BS and I love the young kid, but you know what? The only way you’re gonna get younger people to run, dude, is if you’re out there talking to people.
Don Lemon will not appear on Monday’s “CNN This Morning” amid ongoing backlash to remarks he made regarding South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.
Don Lemon will not appear on Monday's amid ongoing backlash to remarks he made regarding South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.After a scheduled absence on Friday, Lemon is now set to miss Monday's show after comments regarding Haley not being in her «prime» last week drew heavy backlash, according to multiple reports.Lemon stirred controversy on Thursday when discussing Haley’s recently announced presidential candidacy and remarks she made calling for mental competency tests for presidential candidates over 75.Lemon addressed the remarks to his co-anchors -- Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins — and quipped that Haley, 51, «isn't in her prime» herself.
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Don Lemon was absent from the Friday, February 17, episode of CNN This Morning after publicly apologizing for his comments about former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor CNN typically devotes its daily morning editorial call to hashing out the news cycle, lining up “rundowns” for its various programs; and internal housekeeping. On Friday’s call, according to two people familiar with the matter, anchor Don Lemon took time out for something different — an apology. Lemon sought to tamp down internal and external backlash to polarizing comments he made on Thursday’s “CNN This Morning” about when women are in their prime, though it remains unclear whether all staffers will let the matter drop. Speaking for a few minutes, one of these people said, Lemon said he regretted saying that women who are past their 40s are no longer in their prime, a comment that appeared to be off the cuff and inspired by coverage of Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor who recently declared her candidacy for the 2024 U.S. presidential race. “Nikki Haley isn’t in her prime, sorry. A woman is considered to be in their prime in 20s and 30s and maybe 40s.” Lemon said on Thursday’s broadcast, later adding: “If you Google ‘when is a woman in her prime,’ it’ll say 20s, 30s and 40s.” The comments appeared to rankle co-anchor Poppy Harlow, who tried to get Lemon to walk them back.