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CNN announced Lemon's departure Monday. The host said in a Twitter post that he was stunned by the move and said he was informed by his agent

Mr. Lemon now works as an independent journalist and has his own YouTube show. He was pushed out of CNN in 2023 after 17 years at the cable network, amid criticism that he made sexist comments about women and aging.

After a Variety investigation alleged longstanding instances of problematic behavior toward female colleagues, CNN abruptly terminated Lemon's contract later that year, ultimately paying the remainder of his salary in a settlement.

The charges stem from a Jan. 18 incident at a church in St. Paul. Former CNN journalist Don Lemon and eight others have been charged in connection with an incident in which anti-ICE protesters disrupted a service at a Minnesota church, according to a federal indictment unsealed on Friday.