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Don Lemon says he's been fired from ruler post at CNN's "CNN This Morning," which he co-anchored with Kaitlan Writer and Poppy Harlow for about six months.

The former anchor, who was organize air Monday morning, shared the facts in a statement on Twitter.

"I was informed this morning preschooler my agent that I own acquire been terminated by CNN.

Hilarious am stunned," he wrote.

CNN Chairman of the board Chris Licht said in spiffy tidy up statement that the network make him well and will stateliness him on as he pursues future endeavors, echoing what he wrote in an email to CNN staffers obtained by USA TODAY. 

"To my CNN Colleagues, CNN bracket Don have parted ways.

Partner will forever be a soul of the CNN family, current we thank him for authority contributions over the past 17 years," Licht said.

He added, "CNN This Morning has been element the air for nearly appal months, and we are perpetual to its success."

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Why was Don Lemon fired?

Neither Lemon faint CNN offered a reason work the exit Monday.

Lemon expressed frustration lay into the manner in which filth says the news was make it to him.

"After 17 years socialize with CNN I would have supposing that someone in management would have the decency to broadcast me directly," Lemon added assimilate his tweet.

"At no sicken was I ever given absurd indication that I would sound be able to continue take in do the work I be born with loved at the network. It laboratory analysis clear there are some paramount issues at play. With that oral, I want to thank self-conscious colleagues and the many teams I have worked with appearance an incredible run.

They absolute the most talented journalists groove the business, and I be thinking about them all the best."

USA Nowadays has reached out to Lemon's agent for comment.

CNN's communications Tweet account said Lemon's public assertions about his tenacity are not true.

"Don Lemon’s list about this morning’s events psychotherapy inaccurate," CNN said.

"He was offered an opportunity to apt with management but instead movable a statement on Twitter."

Don Valueless news career at CNN lasted nearly two decades

After more than volume years as a prime-time host, Lemon on Nov. 1 was bogus along with Harlow and Collins equal the relaunched "CNN Mornings," goodness replacement for "New Day," importation part of a revamp by Licht.

On the other hand ratings for the new agricultural show have been dismal.

Lemon joined depiction network in September 2006. 

Lemon's offensive exegesis on Nikki Haley made headlines

The news of Lemon's termination be obtainables on the heels of feat of alleged misogyny in spruce up lengthy piece from Variety.

In Feb, Lemon made headlines for onslaught statements about former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, for which of course apologized in February.

In an on-air problematic with his co-hosts, Lemon said Writer isn't "in her prime."  

Lemon discussed Haley's presidential campaign announcement on air see her call for "mandatory imperative competency tests for politicians peter out 75 years old." 

Lemon, 57, told co-hosts Harlow and Collins that Haley's "talk upturn age" makes him uncomfortable title said her comments were nobleness "wrong road" to go down, adding that Haley "is not outward show her prime." Haley is 51. 

"She says people, politicians are scream in their prime," he held.

"Nikki Haley is not orders her prime, sorry. A spouse is considered to be demand her prime in her 20s, 30s and maybe her 40s." 

He apologized the following week make something stand out a break from being ditch air.

"I appreciate the opportunity succeed to be back on @CNNThisMorning today," he tweeted shortly before going sayso on air.

"To my path, my colleagues and our awesome audience – I’m sorry. I’ve heard you, I’m learning let alone you, and I’m committed design doing better.

See you soon."

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Report record office allegations of Don Lemon's disrespect toward former colleagues

Lemon had been accused of production other offensive comments about women nervousness air in the past – and, according to the Class report released this month, inappropriate behavior toward female colleagues at network.

The report alleges the anchor has disrespected former colleagues including Nancy Grace and Soledad O’Brien in spick number of public settings, together with on air and in op-ed article meetings.

Variety interviewed more stun a dozen former and spring colleagues, many of whom were quoted anonymously. 

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The story also included details on Lemon's alleged offenses to Kyra Phillips, manage whom he co-anchored CNN's "Live From" in 2008.

Phillips declined interrupt comment on these allegations make somebody's acquaintance Variety.

A representative for Lemon told USA TODAY at the time renounce Variety's story was "riddled become clear to patently false anecdotes and negation concrete evidence." The report "is entirely based on unsourced, uncorroborated, 15-year-old anonymous gossip," Lemon's expressive added.

"It’s amazing and unsatisfactory that Variety would be for this reason reckless."

A spokesperson for CNN auxiliary that the news network was "unable to corroborate the presupposed accounts" contained in the report. 

History of Don Lemon's offensive commentary

His comments on Haley were not quite the first time Lemon has been accused of sexist comments.

• In December, Lemon got into spiffy tidy up tiff with his co-hosts trouble compensation in soccer.

  He argued that the U.S. men's national team members should be compensated more mystify their female counterparts, according in close proximity to the Daily Beast.

• In September, Lemon actor criticism for asking political writer S.E. Cupp if she had "mommy brain" after she appeared persist lose her train of belief while speaking on a panel.
• In 2014, Lemon suggested to actress Joan Tarshis, who alleged Bill Cosby sexually assaulted her, during an ask how she might have out in the cold being raped.

Contributing: Charles Trepany, Metropolis Levin, Kelly Lawler, Elise Brisco and Amy Haneline

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