<br><div><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - 'I know what's important': Fired CNN anchor Don Lemon"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Former CNN mainstay <a target="_blank" href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2023/04/24/don-lemon-fired-cnn-news-anchor-terminated/11728506002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|k|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Don Lemon</a> is making a comeback.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The former "Don Lemon Tonight" host is returning with a new media company and its first project, "The Don Lemon Show." <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/donlemon/status/1744759335081910318" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|k|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">In a statement on X</a>, Lemon said he was "back bigger, bolder, freer!"</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">"It will be available to everyone, easily, whenever and wherever you want it, streaming on the platforms where the conversations are happening. And you'll find it first on X, the biggest space for free speech in the world," Lemon said.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Lemon said he wanted to create a space for honest debate and discussion without the "hall monitors" and encouraged viewers to stay tuned.</p><figure class="gnt_em gnt_em_img"><img class="gnt_em_img_i" style="height:372px" fetchpriority="high" data-g-r="lazy" src="https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2023/04/27/USAT/259c207a-3e46-4b0a-a457-64355f0265c9-don_lemon_logo.jpg?width=660&height=372&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp" srcset="https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2023/04/27/USAT/259c207a-3e46-4b0a-a457-64355f0265c9-don_lemon_logo.jpg?width=1320&height=744&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp 2x" decoding="async" alt="Former CNN anchor Don Lemon on the Time 100 Gala red carpet shortly after his exit from the network in April."/></figure><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong class="gnt_ar_b_al">More:</strong><a target="_blank" href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2023/06/26/don-lemon-first-interview-since-cnn-firing/70359344007/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|spike click:6|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Don Lemon says he doesn't believe in 'platforming liars and bigots' after CNN firing</a></p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The career news comes after the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2023/04/24/don-lemon-fired-cnn-news-anchor-terminated/11728506002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|k|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">embattled host's exit from the network's "CNN This Morning"</a> in April. Lemon co-anchored "Morning" with now-primetime host Kaitlan Collins and Poppy Harlow for around six months.</p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">"I was informed this morning by my agent that I have been terminated by CNN. I am stunned," he said in a Twitter statement in the spring.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">News of CNN's breakup with Lemon broke shortly after news of <a target="_blank" href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2023/04/24/fox-news-tucker-carlson-top-rated-conservative-host-exits/11728208002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|k|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Tucker Carlson's firing from Fox News</a>. Former CEO <a target="_blank" href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2023/06/07/cnn-ceo-chris-licht-exits-news-network/70296883007/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|k|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Chris Licht, who exited the company in June</a>, said in a statement that the network wishes him well and will cheer him on as he pursues future endeavors, in an email to CNN staffers obtained by USA TODAY.</p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">"To my CNN Colleagues, CNN and Don have parted ways. Don will forever be a part of the CNN family, and we thank him for his...</p></div> <style> .wrapper { text-align: center; } </style> <div class="wrapper"> <a class="button" href ="https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2024/01/09/don-lemon-returns-new-show-comeback/72162511007/">Read more <span>➤</span></a> </div>