Back in April, the world of cable news was thrown for a major loop, as Fox News parted ways with Tucker Carlson on the same day that CNN terminated anchor Don Lemon following a series of behavioral issues both on the air and behind the scenes. Now, it appears as if the latter’s ousting could be reversed in the aftermath of former CEO Chris Licht being removed from duties by Warner Bros Discovery head honcho David Zaslav.
CNN was front and center in a lot of big headlines in the past week, tied in part to a blistering profile in The Atlantic for which a large group of employees spoke candidly about many issues they’ve had with Licht ever since his tumultuous stint as CEO began in 2022. He was let go on Wednesday in one of the more amicable CEO firings in recent memory, but given that Licht’s working relationship with Don Lemon was known for being anything but amicable, TMZ reports that those close to Lemon are apparently harboring expectations for CNN execs to start reaching out anew.
