
Don Lemon, one of CNN's biggest stars, had recently attracted attention because of sexist and very unflattering comments towards women...
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...including of his own colleagues, was finally fired by the network.

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The host himself made the announcement in a statement posted on Twitter.

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"I was informed this morning by my agent that I have been fired by CNN," Lemon confirmed...

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...clearly not happy with the way the network broke the news to him.

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"I'm in shock," he added.

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"After 17 years at CNN, I would have thought that someone in management would have had the decency to tell me directly," said...

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...a visibly shaken and upset Don Lemon.

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Lemon did thank his former colleagues and all the people he has worked with since 2006.

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It's a bombshell of a decision from CNN's executives and one that will be talked about for a while.
