Don Lemon teases departure from CNN tonight show, only to claim he will return on Monday with details of new format
- Don Lemon, 55, announced on Friday night the 10pm show would be his last
- He then took to Twitter to say that he would explain more on Monday at 10pm
- The Louisiana-born anchor, one of CNN’s biggest stars, is not quitting network
- Lemon joined CNN in 2006 and is one of the most prominent black anchors
Don Lemon is ending his 10pm CNN show, he announced on Friday night – shocking his viewers with an unexpected statement.
Lemon, 55, immediately explained on Twitter after his show that he was not leaving the network – and that he’ll be back on Monday.
‘Hey everyone. Not what you think. I’m not leaving CNN. Tune in for the handoff on Monday at 10pE and I’ll explain,’ he wrote.
Don Lemon on Friday night shocked his fans by declaring that the show would be his last
He said, in a clip posted to Twitter: ‘So I got back down to my officer after the show – everybody calm down.
‘I didn’t say I was leaving CNN.
‘I just said it was the end of an era for CNN with Don Lemon.
‘I am not leaving CNN. So you will have to tune in Monday at 10 o’clock to see.
‘That’s it. So relax. I’m not leaving. I’m not leaving!’
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