Don Lemon Announces New Show for 'Debate and Discussion,' Set to Debut on Social Media Site X

The former CNN anchor revealed plans to launch "The Don Lemon Show" on Tuesday under the purview of his new media company

Don Lemon has revealed his next career move, announcing the launch of a self-titled newscast. The Don Lemon Show has not yet received a premiere date, but will stream first on social media site X.

"I've heard you... and today I am back bigger, bolder, freer!" said Lemon, who was ousted from CNN after 17 years last April, in a statement on Tuesday. "My new media company's first project is The Don Lemon Show. It will be available to everyone, easily, whenever and wherever you want it, streaming on the platforms where the conversations are happening."

Lemon and X also announced their new "content partnership," meaning the 30-minute episodes will air on Elon Musk's social media site before reaching other platforms.

"I know now more than ever that we need a place for honest debate and discussion without the hall monitors," wrote Lemon. "This is just the beginning so stay tuned."

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Lemon has faced speculation about a possible comeback over the past several months, asserting to ABC24 in July that he was "not going to let other people's timeline influence me."

"I think sometimes people rush to make decisions and they end up making the wrong decisions," he told the outlet, also noting that his first priority in a new role would be freedom to "tell the truth."

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Lemon's departure from CNN was sudden, with the longtime anchor breaking the news himself and alleging that the decision came out of left field.

"I was informed this morning by my agent I have been terminated by CNN. I am stunned," he wrote on social media in April. "After 17 years at CNN I would have thought that someone in management would have had the decency to tell me directly."

He continued: "At no time was I ever given any indication that I would not be able to continue to do the work I have loved at the network. It is clear that there are some larger issues at play."

Shortly after Lemon blasted the network, CNN's public relations team released a counter statement accusing him of misrepresenting the way that things went down. "Don Lemon's statement about this morning's events is inaccurate," CNN Communications posted. "He was offered an opportunity to meet with management but instead released a statement on Twitter."

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Two months before leaving the network, Lemon faced backlash for making sexist remarks during a broadcast of CNN This Morning. While chatting with co-hosts Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins, he claimed that 51-year-old Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley was no longer "in her prime," then defining a woman's prime as her "20s and 30s and maybe 40s."

Asked by Harlow to clarify what he was trying to say, Lemon responded, "That's not according to me. ... If you Google 'When is a woman in her prime,' it'll say 20s, 30s and 40s. I don't necessarily — I'm not saying I agree with that."

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Viewers were quick to label his comments sexist and ageist. Hours later, Lemon apologized on social media, saying, "The reference I made to a woman's 'prime' this morning was inartful and irrelevant, as colleagues and loved ones have pointed out, and I regret it. A woman's age doesn't define her either personally or professionally. I have countless women in my life who prove that every day."

CNN responded to the criticism by removing Lemon from the show for a few days and asking him to undergo "formal training."

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