“When I make a mistake, I own it. And I own this one as well,” Don Lemon said. “I believe that women of any age… can do whatever they set their minds to.”
itself reported, the network’s CEO, Chris Licht, announced Lemon’s return in an email Monday night. Licht said he’d had a “frank and meaningful conversation” with Lemon and that the news anchor had “agreed to participate in formal training, as well as continuing to listen and learn.”
Lemon, who hasn’t appeared on CNN since making the comments last Thursday, Feb. 16, issued an apology on, calling his comments “inartful and irrelevant.” He apologized to his colleagues during an editorial meeting last Friday, too, saying, “When I make a mistake, I own it. And I own this one as well,” Lemon said. “I believe that women of any age… can do whatever they set their minds to.”
Lemon also reportedly touted his relationships with women at CNN during his apology, saying, “The people I am closest to in this organization are women. The people I seek counsel from most in this organization are women.”
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