Don Lemon says women at CNN sexually harassed him, including one who touched his nipples

Fired CNN anchor Don Lemon alleged that female colleagues sexually harassed him, including one who groped the gay anchor by touching his nipples while exclaiming, “Oh, it’s cold in here!”Lemon, who was canned in 2023 after a tumultuous 17-year stint at the ratings-challenged network, made the claim during an appearance on Bill Maher’s “Club Random” podcast on Monday.During the two-hour conversation, Lemon claimed there were uncomfortable encounters involving both male and female colleagues.“I’ve been harassed by women and men at work,” Lemon told Maher during the two-hour conversation.“There are some things that are really egregious, but not everything is Harvey Weinstein-level,” he added, referring to the movie mogul who was sentenced to more than 30 years in prison after being convicted for numerous sexual assaults.Lemon pointed to an interaction with one female CNN co-worker who approached him in the cafeteria of CNN’s Atlanta headquarters and pinched his nipples, joking, “Oh, it’s cold in here!”The stunned anchor said he told her: “OK, you realize if I did that, they’d be walking me out the door right now?”Despite feeling uncomfortable, Lemon said he decided not to report the incident to human resources, attributing his silence to a perceived double standard.Lemon alleged that a second female colleague behaved inappropriately towards him during an off-site encounter.“She knew I was gay, and it was just bizarre.

She was going through a divorce.It was just weird,” Lemon said.He expressed hesitation about reporting the colleague as he feared that given her professional stature, he would not be believed.Lemon — whose interview had sparked outrage after he claimed that supporters of President Trump were “really f–king racist,” said he also feared that reporting the incident would jeopardize his own position within the network.He did not name the alleged harasser.Pressed by Maher for more details, Lemon clarified that...