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Is this CNN star misogynistic and toxic?
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Is this CNN star misogynistic and toxic?
Don Lemon, one of CNN's star host, has been in trouble for weeks when he hinted...

  A toxic climate at CNN since 2008?

A toxic climate at CNN since 2008?
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...that Republican presidential candidate Nikky Haley would no longer be in her prime... at 51!

  A toxic climate at CNN since 2008?

A toxic climate at CNN since 2008?
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But according to several Variety sources, Lemon has been making misogynistic comments for a long time, even cultivating a toxic climate at work... since 2008!

  A toxic climate at CNN?

A toxic climate at CNN?
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According to a bombshell article by Variety, Don Lemon was reportedly even taken off the air during a commercial break in 2008...

  A toxic climate at CNN?

A toxic climate at CNN?
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...because he made derogatory remarks about his then-co-host, Kyra Phillips.

  A toxic climate at CNN?

A toxic climate at CNN?
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The situation reportedly escalated when she was deployed by CNN to Iraq, when Don Lemon was reportedly angry that the assignment was taken away from him.

  A toxic climate at CNN?

A toxic climate at CNN?
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Phillips reportedly received some anonymous threats via text message: "Now you've crossed the line, and you're going to pay for it."

  A toxic climate at CNN?

A toxic climate at CNN?
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According to a Variety source, an internal investigation linked the texts... directly to Lemon!

  A toxic climate at CNN?

A toxic climate at CNN?
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Variety has reportedly spoken to a large number of colleagues (current and former) who describe Don Lemon...

  A toxic climate at CNN?

A toxic climate at CNN?
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...as someone who has bent the rules on numerous occasions and displayed open hostility toward many female colleagues.
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