#Don Lemon Out at CNN

CNN Mornings anchor Don Lemon is out at CNN.

The anchor shared a post on his social media accounts saying that he was informed by his agent on Monday morning that he was being terminated.

In a memo to CNN staff Monday, which was obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, CNN CEO Chris Licht confirmed that Lemon was exiting the channel, and wrote that “Don will forever be a part of the CNN family and we thank him for his contributions over the past 17 years.”

“We wish him well and will be cheering him on in his future endeavors,” Licht added.

Lemon was most recently the co-anchor of CNN Mornings alongside Kaitlan Collins and Poppy Harlow. Licht said in his memo that “we are committed to its success.” It is not clear who will succeed Lemon on the program.

Before joining the morning show, Lemon anchored a primetime series Don Lemon Tonight since 2014. He had previously worked as a dayside news anchor.

Lemon agreed to undergo “formal training” and was temporarily pulled from CNN after controversy erupted over comments he made about GOP presidential hopeful Nikki Haley.

Lemon was discussing Haley’s comments that there should be a mental competency test for any politician over age 75. (Both President Joe Biden and fellow Republican candidate Donald Trump are over the age of 75.)

While discussing her remarks, Lemon said that the former South Carolina governor, who is 51, wasn’t “in her prime.”

“Nikki Haley isn’t in her prime, sorry,” Lemon said. “A woman is considered to be in their prime in 20s and 30s and maybe 40s. If you Google ‘when is a woman in her prime,’ it’ll say 20s, 30s and 40s.”