Don Lemon: I Was Sexually Harassed at CNN

There were many times while watching Don Lemon on CNN, that I felt he said things that were inappropriate and bordered on sexual harassment.

But, while appearing on a podcast, Lemon claims he was harassed while working at CNN.

“I’ve been harassed by women and men in the work,” Lemon told Bill Maher on the podcast. “There are some things that are really egregious, but not everything is Harvey Weinstein-level.”

The first instance he detailed took place in Atlanta at CNN’s cafeteria, where a “young lady” tweaked the journalist’s nipples and said, “Oh, it’s cold in here!” Lemon explained that he told the woman, “OK — you realize if I did that, they’d be walking me out the door right now?” Lemon said that he “didn’t care to go to HR” and  “didn’t say anything, because I’m just like, ‘it’s a double standard for you.’”

He then went on, “I’ve never told this story as well. Someone who I worked with also harassed me at CNN, and I never went to management,” he explains. “She knew I was gay, and it was just bizarre. She was going through a divorce. It was just weird.”

The full story at the Hollywood Reporter