Sunny Hostin Comes to Don Lemon’s Defense, Insists He Is Not a Misogynist
“The View” co-host Sunny Hostin is defending former CNN journalist Don Lemon after his ouster from the network. On Tuesday, Hostin addressed Lemon’s departure from CNN, which came after his controversial time as a…
“The View” co-host Sunny Hostin is defending former CNN journalist Don Lemon after his ouster from the network.
On Tuesday, Hostin addressed Lemon’s departure from CNN, which came after his controversial time as a co-host of the network’s new morning show.
“I will say that I don’t believe, in my experience with him, that he is a misogynist. I think he loves women,” she said, adding, “He loves his mother, he loved his sister, he loves me, he loves Joy.”
She went on to say she is “stunned” by Lemon’s firing.
“And I hate that people are comparing Tucker’s firing with Don’s firing… That’s a false equivalency,” she added.
Finally, Hostin said, “Just to put a button on it. Don, yes, said some things that were sexist and, I think, ageist. He apologized for them and received formal training.”
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In a statement posted on Twitter on Monday, Lemon said, “I was informed this morning by my agent that I have been terminated by CNN.”
“I am stunned. After 17 years at CNN I would have thought that someone in management would have had the decency to tell me directly. 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 added.
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