Reports: CNN's Don Lemon Is Quite the Cad

It turns out Don Lemon’s recent sexist remarks weren’t out of character for the CNN anchor.

According to a bombshell report by Variety, Lemon allegedly has a long history of workplace misogyny and was constantly engaged in “diva-like” behavior toward his female colleagues.

The 57-year-old allegedly once called a female producer fat to her face and was pulled off-air in 2008 due to his “provocative antics” while co-anchoring “Live From” with Kyra Phillips.

In fact, sources alleged to the outlet that Lemon even sent Phillips threatening text messages after she was given a highly coveted assignment over him.

“Now you’ve crossed the line, and you’re going to pay for it,” read the alleged message sent from an anonymous number that was reportedly traced back to Lemon.

However, a spokesperson for Lemon told The New York Post that he never sent those messages. (Despite CNN removing Lemon from co-anchoring with Phillips following an internal investigation.)

“Don says the incident never occurred and that he was never notified of any investigation,” the rep told The Post. “CNN cannot corroborate the alleged events from 15 years ago.”

Around the same time, Lemon got into hot water with journalist Nancy Grace after mocking her on air.

“That was the beginning of when you knew that Don was kind of volatile and didn’t say good things about women,” a source that was on set that day told Variety.

Although Grace didn’t comment on the matter, an insider claimed she thinks Lemon is “an ass” that was always “rude, dismissive and really unfamiliar with the [news] content being discussed.” 

Soon after, he was back bashing women. The anchor was reportedly furious after Soledad O’Brien was chosen to host CNN’s “Black in America” docuseries, which launched in 2008. In retaliation, the anchor allegedly questioned O’Brien’s race at a staff meeting she was unable to attend.

“Don has long had a habit of saying idiotic and inaccurate things, so it sounds pretty on brand for him,” O’Brien told Variety about his alleged comments.