CNN anchor furious after getting sacked

CNN anchor Don Lemon has been fired by the network, the host said on Monday.

“I am stunned,” Mr Lemon, 57, wrote on Twitter, saying he had been informed by his agent that he had been let go.

CNN confirmed in a statement it had “parted ways” with Mr Lemon, one of the network’s most recognisable stars, and thanked him for 17 years of service.

The dismissal follows controversial on-air remarks by Mr Lemon, and reports of alleged mistreatment by Mr Lemon toward his female colleagues.

It also comes on the heels of another major US media departure: Just moments before Mr Lemon’s announcement, Fox News announced it was parting ways with conservative pundit Tucker Carlson.

A long-time fixture of the network, Mr Lemon had earned a spot as co-host of CNN’s This Morning show last fall. But he landed in hot water earlier this year after comments he made about Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley, a former UN ambassador and governor of South Carolina.

Ms Haley, 51, wasn’t “in her prime”, Mr Lemon said last February, a remark widely decried as sexist.