Don Lemon says he was “harassed” by both “women and men” during his 17 years at CNN.
“I have been harassed by women and men in the work[place]. And some things are not even…it’s ridiculous,” Lemon told Bill Maher during an appearance on his “Club Random” podcast. “Now look, there are some things that are really egregious, but not everything is Harvey Weinstein-level.”
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In a non-specific scenario, Lemon mentioned an occurrence where a female colleague playfully pinched him on his nipples in the cafeteria, followed by her comment about the room being cold.
Lemon stated, “I knew that if I had done what they were asking, I would be getting fired on the spot. But I chose not to go to Human Resources about it. Instead, I just thought to myself, ‘This is a double standard, so it’s okay.’ ”
Lemon acknowledged that doing as they suggested would have led to her immediate termination. However, she didn’t bother going to Human Resources to discuss the issue. She simply felt that the situation was unfair and decided to let it slide.
Lemon went on to detail a second run-in with another woman when he was still “so new” at the network.
“I’ve never told this story as well, someone who I worked with also harassed me at CNN, and I never went to management,” Lemon recalled. “First of all, I was so new there…[it was] a woman, and she knew I was gay. And it was bizarre. She was going through a divorce, it was just weird. And I never went to management. First of all, I thought, like, OK, they may find a way to get rid of me because if I told this story, I don’t know if they’re going to believe me or not. But then she was so mean to me after that, I was like, ‘I should’ve told the story.’ But yeah, I’ve been harassed by men and women.”
When asked for more details surrounding the second example, Lemon said it wasn’t a one-off comment in-office, but instead took place at an after-work gathering.
“There’s a lot of cocktail parties, and remember, this was a while ago and there was not Uber or anything like that, and if you are in Atlanta, taxis aren’t available,” Lemon said. “And so you say, ‘Hey, we’ve had a couple drinks, do you mind if I like’…‘No, no, no, don’t go home, stay in the guest room.’ That sort of thing.”
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