Don Lemon is denying allegations of misogyny. After Variety published an exposé on Wednesday claiming that the 57-year-old CNN anchor has exhibited "troubling treatment of women and unprofessional antics" for nearly two decades, he is speaking out in a statement to ET.
"The story, which is riddled with patently false anecdotes and no concrete evidence, is entirely based on unsourced, unsubstantiated, 15-year-old anonymous gossip," a spokesperson on behalf of Lemon tells ET. "It's amazing and disappointing that Variety would be so reckless."
Additionally, in a comment to ET, a CNN spokesperson says, "The Variety story provides no actual proof, and instead relies on anonymous sources and unsubstantiated claims from 10 to 15 years ago. CNN is unable to corroborate the alleged accounts."
In the Variety story, the outlet alleges that Lemon's behavior of note began back in 2008 when he was co-hosting Live From with Kyra Phillips. The outlet reports that, on more than one occasion, Lemon had to be pulled off-air because of "provocative antics."
Multiple sources claim that, around that time, Lemon called one of his producers fat to her face. The same sources allege that he "mocked" Nancy Grace on-air by mimicking her. Grace declined to comment for Variety's story.
Then, when Soledad O'Brien was named the host of CNN's Black in America docuseries, two witness claim that, during an editorial call attended by roughly 30 staffers, Lemon suggested that she isn't Black.
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