Former CNN anchor Don Lemon has broken his silence after the network fired him in April. In an interview with local Memphis station WATN anchor Rudy William, Lemon, 57, said he’s looking ahead and focusing on the fire within him – not his firing from CNN – and his professional commitment to truth telling. We have to stand up for the truth," said Lemon, who was in Tennessee to address the NAACP Memphis chapter at its annual gala. Lemon sat down with WATN more than two weeks after the network removed CEO Chris Licht who terminated Lemon. According to CNN, Licht had a “tumultuous” one-year tenure of layoffs, reduced profits, low ratings and declining employee morale.

Source: CNN June 27, 2023 05:47 UTC