Report: Man files lawsuit after alleging that he was sexually assaulted by CNN's Don Lemon last year

CNN’s not having a great day. First Chris Cuomo, now this Don Lemon development:

BREAKING: Man Sues CNN’s Don Lemon for Alleged Assault at Sag Harbor Bar https://t.co/7XFOMD0v1y

— Mediaite (@Mediaite) August 13, 2019

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“The plaintiff in this lawsuit has previously displayed a pattern of contempt for CNN on his social media accounts,” a CNN spokesperson told Mediaite in a statement. “This claim follows his unsuccessful threats and demands for an exorbitant amount of money from Don Lemon. Don categorically denies these claims and this matter does not merit any further comment at this time.”

Dustin Hice, the man accusing Lemon of assault, claimed that the CNN host attacked him at Sag Harbor dive bar Murf’s in July 2018. Hice, who was working at the time at another Hamptons bar, alleged that one night at Murf’s he recognized Lemon there. Hice offered to buy him a drink, which the CNN host declined.

Later in the night, according to Hice, Lemon approached him and his group of friends and, after putting his hand down his shorts he “vigorously rubbed his genitalia” and “shoved his index and middle fingers into [Hice’s] moustache.”

Yikes.

What in the f**k https://t.co/j05BWLloPn

— Will (@Oil_Guns_Merica) August 13, 2019

It should go without saying that Lemon, like anyone else, is entitled to due process. But it looks like this might get very ugly very quickly.