“Don has the day off,” “CNN This Morning” co-host Kaitlan Collins said at the top of the broadcast without elaborating.
Lemon’s rant on Thursday has ratcheted up the pressure on CNN boss Chris Licht to fire the former prime time star, The Post has learned.
Harlow furiously walked off the set after Lemon’s comments about Haley. The incident took place just weeks afterLemon had “the day off” just 24 hours after he went on a sexist rant that enraged co-host Poppy Harlow.Harlow was on location in Salt Lake City where she is covering NBA All-Star Weekend festivities.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.
“Chris isn’t happy and he has spoken to Don a couple times today,” a network source told The Post on Thursday. Lemon’s blow-up reportedly has CNN boss Chris Licht thinking of dumping the anchor.Licht met with staffers during an informal meeting on Thursday. One staffer asked Licht about Lemon’s behavior.
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