Don Lemon made his first public comments after his firing from CNN earlier this week and shared an optimistic outlook on the events.
During an interview with Extra, the former CNN This Morning anchor said that he wouldn’t change anything about his tenure with the cable news giant.
“I live my life with no regrets and whatever I did, I did, I owned,” Lemon said. “I don’t look back and don’t want to change things in the past…Onward.”
Lemon added that he’s going to spend time figuring out his next move, noting that he’s “fortunate enough to be in a position where I can do that”.
However, he added that he’s excited to being a new chapter.
“I think life is short, and whatever life hands you, you have to bob and weave and do it,” Lemon said. “I didn’t think I would be at work one evening and get a phone call that my sister had died, but I had to deal with that. I didn’t think that my dad would die young of diabetes.… So there are lots of things that come your way that are unexpected, but I’m a survivor. I come from strong, sturdy stock in Louisiana and a lot of people are rooting for me and who love me.”
Lemon was fired earlier this week after a 17-year run with CNN. In his statement announcing his departure, he claimed he was told through his agent and not by management. He alleged management “didn’t have the decency to tell me directly”. CNN pushed back on that insinuation, saying Lemon was offered the chance to speak with management, but declined.
