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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"Yeah, I'm lit. Who cares?" CNN yanks Don Lemon off the air after he says 2016 was awful
Source: Rawstory.com
CNN host Don Lemon spent his New Years Eve doing tequila shots and getting a piercing on live television. And eventually, his network decided to pull the plug.
More than three hours before midnight, Lemon began drinking on the air at a nightclub in New Orleans.
This is way too early to start this, co-host Brooke Baldwin warned.
*snip Anderson Cooper tweets*
As the night wore on, Kathy Griffin, co-host of CNNs New York broadcast, pushed Lemon to get a nipple tattoo. But Baldwin cautioned the anchor not to take off his shirt on live television. Lemon opted for an ear piercing instead.
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dhill926
(16,343 posts)and really...who cares...
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)Nitram
(22,822 posts)And the start of what could be an even worse year. He doesn't slur his words, he doesn't fall over or throw up. I think it was totally appropriate, though I suppose not very family-friendly in the Puritan culture we've got going. Remember, Trump doesn't drink...
Rex
(65,616 posts)Maverick! He should smoke a cig on live tv! 2017! In your face edgy!
m-lekktor
(3,675 posts)Hekate
(90,714 posts)aikoaiko
(34,172 posts)As he said, "2016 was awful," I fully expected him to say, "Fuck you, Donald Trump!"
You knew something was coming because before that you could hear him say, "Pour me a little more...a little more....a little more...perfect." LOL.
Don, I think I love you.
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)My family couldn't stop laughing at the "Drunk Anchors" show, and Kathy Griffin remains an acquired taste!
Brooke would pour out tequila shots, and as Don would finish his off, she'd slip him hers!
I am unaware of any network doing anything remotely close to CNN's New Year's Eve coverage - it is as debauched and drunken and real as you will see on "the news."
Brooke was saying after a few more drinks they might get Don to get a piercing "...down there! You know - way down there!"
It was hilarious!
Then - throw in Mariah Carey? It was a great night of vicarious television viewing!
brush
(53,787 posts)a media talking head.
I think he's got to watch it though, that's two years in a row.