Don Lemon Nearly Breaks Down Crying On-Air Over Zucker Resignation

Nicholas Fondacaro | February 7, 2022
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Don Lemon Nearly Breaks Down Crying On-Air Over Zucker Resignation

Jeff Zucker was the venomous boss behind all of CNN’s toxic behavior but he was also everything to primetime host Don Lemon. He made that perfectly clear during Friday’s Don Lemon Tonight when he was so overwhelmed with emotion that he almost broke down crying on-air.

“A lot of folks have been watching wondering what's happening. It's been a really tough day today, and a tough few days for us here at CNN. All week really. I didn't want to talk about it until tonight,” he announced at the top of his first hour.

Everyone at CNN was “heartbroken because we lost our leader here,” Lemon said. And according to his whining, “We lost the man who was the backbone, the glue, and the spirit of this company. The man who I personally credit with changing my life. A man who believed in me when nobody else did.”

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