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New exposé examines Don Lemon's alleged long history of threatening and misogynistic behavior at CNN

Don Lemon’s been annoying us for years. But we should really consider ourselves fortunate, because evidently he’s an absolute nightmare to actually work with.

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Don’t take our word for it; take CNN employees’ past and present, who had some very interesting stories to share with Variety for a damning new article about Lemon’s behavior at the network over the years:

Intriguing headline, no? Wait til you read past it and get into the substance of the article.

Obviously we can’t post the whole thing here, but this excerpt should give you a pretty good idea of what you’re in for:

Those who worked with him say he was a shameless name dropper and left behind hints that he socialized with important people, like a hand-written note from Stedman Graham that he had taped on his computer. Some were unnerved by his talk of his previous lawsuits, believing it signaled that he was litigious. He frequently let drop that he successfully sued Tower Records as well as the Chicago PD for racial profiling and didn’t need to worry about money thanks to the settlements. (Variety can only find record of the former, which was settled in 2001 and appears to be sealed. Through a CNN spokesperson, Lemon says he never sued the Chicago PD). All the while, he began openly dating a fresh-out-of-college staffer despite a major age difference and power imbalance. (Lemon was 41, while the staffer was 22.) The ambitious anchor, who is gay, was not out of the closet at the time, but wasn’t hiding it either. The pair would drive to work together in Lemon’s car and began a long-term open relationship. Dating a junior employee was frowned upon at the time.

“As fast as you could make a rule, Don would bend it,” says one senior executive at the time.

More troubling was his misogynistic behavior, multiple sources say. Lemon called one of his producers fat to her face. Not long before he was fingered for sending threatening texts to [Kyra] Phillips, he mocked [Nancy] Grace on air by mimicking her, shocking fellow colleagues. Grace declined comment but a person close to her tells Variety that “she thinks he’s an ass” and that he was always “rude, dismissive and really unfamiliar with the [news] content being discussed.”

If Lemon felt threatened by Grace, the biggest star at CNN/Headline News at the time, she wasn’t the only one. He was upset that [Soledad] O’Brien landed the gig of hosting CNN’s high-profile “Black in America” docuseries, which launched in 2008. During an editorial call attended by roughly 30 staffers, he suggested O’Brien isn’t Black, according to two witnesses, who found the characterization wildly offensive. “Don always wanted to be front and center on anything high profile, especially anything involving race,” says a colleague.

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Sounds like Don Lemon is pretty problematic.

Well, thanks to Variety’s article, we don’t really have to imagine. We’ve now got a pretty good idea of what Lemon is like behind closed doors.

Well, here’s one thought:

Given the nature of CNN these days, let’s just say we wouldn’t be surprised if there were something to that theory.

Because let’s face it: if a few circumstances were slightly different, Lemon would’ve been canned ages ago.

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Well, aside from the theory that he’s got dirt on people at CNN, there’s also this to consider:

And clearly Lemon’s got quite a bit of it. The question is how much longer it will last him.

From your lips to Chris Licht’s ears, Kyle. It’s certainly what Don Lemon deserves.

Just one quick parting question:

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