CNN says their wayward anchor will return to the morning show on Wednesday. The news channel also says Lemon will undergo “formal training” after his return over sexist comments he made last week.
The development was shared with staff in a Monday night memo from CNN boss Chris Licht, who said he had a “frank and meaningful conversation” with Lemon, who’s been absent as co-host of “CNN This Morning” since last Friday.
A day earlier, Lemon controversially remarked on air that 51-year-old GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley “isn’t in her prime.” Lemon’s comments drew immediate blowback and he didn’t appear on the show with co-hosts Kaitlan Collins and Poppy Harlow Friday or Monday, but will be back Wednesday, per the internal memo viewed by the Wall Street Journal.
"I sat down with Don and had a frank and meaningful conversation. He has agreed to participate in formal training, as well as continuing to listen and learn. We take this situation very seriously," Licht told staff in the memo obtained by Fox News Digital late Monday ."It is important to me that CNN balances accountability with a fostering a culture in which people can own, learn and grow from their mistakes. To that end, Don will return to CNN This Morning on Wednesday," Licht added.
What a joke.
— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) February 21, 2023
“Formal training” on what? How to be a decent human being? Good luck. https://t.co/g6py4zC9aB
Lemon attempted to issue a mea culpa on Twitter following the intense backlash, writing, "The reference I made to a woman’s ‘prime’ this morning was inartful and irrelevant, as colleagues and loved ones have pointed out, and I regret it. A woman’s age doesn't define her either personally or professionally. I have countless women in my life who prove that every day."
He later was forced to apologize to colleagues on the network's editorial call on Friday morning.
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