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Different Drummer

(7,621 posts)
Sun Jan 1, 2017, 04:31 PM Jan 2017

"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 Year’s 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 CNN’s 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.

More at http://www.rawstory.com/2017/01/yeah-im-lit-who-cares-cnn-yanks-don-lemon-off-the-air-after-he-says-2017-was-awful/

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"Yeah, I'm lit. Who cares?" CNN yanks Don Lemon off the air after he says 2016 was awful (Original Post) Different Drummer Jan 2017 OP
yep, pretty obviously toasted.... dhill926 Jan 2017 #1
Lemon drops? KamaAina Jan 2017 #2
He does a great job of celebrating the end of the worst year of our lives. Nitram Jan 2017 #3
ohhhh! Rex Jan 2017 #4
haha. exactly nt m-lekktor Jan 2017 #8
I find Kathy Griffin less than amusing. She's a practical joker; others can get hurt Hekate Jan 2017 #5
I suspect the feed was on a 10 sec delay and he said more than that. aikoaiko Jan 2017 #6
I loved it! yallerdawg Jan 2017 #7
Lemon got toasted last year too. He likes to party. Somehow it's refreshing to see that from . . . brush Jan 2017 #9

Nitram

(22,822 posts)
3. He does a great job of celebrating the end of the worst year of our lives.
Sun Jan 1, 2017, 04:55 PM
Jan 2017

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...

aikoaiko

(34,172 posts)
6. I suspect the feed was on a 10 sec delay and he said more than that.
Sun Jan 1, 2017, 05:22 PM
Jan 2017

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)
7. I loved it!
Sun Jan 1, 2017, 05:36 PM
Jan 2017

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)
9. Lemon got toasted last year too. He likes to party. Somehow it's refreshing to see that from . . .
Sun Jan 1, 2017, 09:16 PM
Jan 2017

a media talking head.

I think he's got to watch it though, that's two years in a row.

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