Don Lemon will not appear on Monday’s edition of CNN This Morning, missing the show amid controversy over comments about women he made last week that led to an apology on Twitter and to staffers.
Lemon is taking the holiday break, a CNN rep confirmed. He was absent from Friday’s show because of pre-scheduled time off. Sara Sidner is expected to fill in, joining co-hosts Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins.
In a staff call on Friday, CNN Chairman and CEO Chris Licht called Lemon’s comments on Thursday’s show “unacceptable,” while Lemon apologized to staffers after earlier tweeting out his regret at making the comments.
In a segment of CNN This Morning on Thursday, Lemon and his co-hosts were talking about GOP presidential contender Nikki Haley’s proposal that candidates over the age of 75 take competency tests.
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