Don Lemon EXPOSED: Shocking Texts, Misogynistic Behavior, Diva-Like Antics

In 2008, Lemon scored a spot co-anchoring CNN’s Live From weekday show alongside Kyra Phillips. The tension between the two stars quickly ensued, with Lemon allegedly tearing up photos and notes on and inside Phillips' desk in frustration after the network sent her off on assignment in Iraq — a highly coveted job Lemon was overlooked for.

But his alleged retaliation didn't stop there.

Lemon was abruptly moved to the weekends, no longer co-anchoring with Phillips. That was the last time he co-hosted with a female until his duties at CNN This Morning with Poppy Harlow and Collins.

A CNN spokesperson denied the allegations, telling the outlet, “Don says the alleged incident never occurred and that he was never notified of any investigation. CNN cannot corroborate the alleged events from 15 years ago.”

Phillips and Collins aren't the only female television personalities that Lemon has allegedly had issues with.

He shocked staffers when he openly mocked Nancy Grace on air. While Grace declined to comment, an insider said the famous legal commentator "thinks he’s an ass." They alleged that Lemon's always been “rude, dismissive and really unfamiliar with the [news] content being discussed."

An eyewitness to the Grace incident added, “That was the beginning of when you knew that Don was kind of volatile and didn’t say good things about women."

There was also an alleged incident regarding Soledad O’Brien, where Lemon reportedly questioned her race in front of roughly 30 staffers in an editorial meeting after she landed the hosting gig of CNN’s high-profile Black in America docuseries.

According to witnesses, Lemon suggested O'Brien isn't Black, allegedly questioning why she got the job as host. “Don always wanted to be front and center on anything high profile, especially anything involving race,” one source stated.

While O’Brien wasn’t present for the editorial meeting, she didn't seem surprised. “Don has long had a habit of saying idiotic and inaccurate things, so it sounds pretty on brand for him," she told Variety.

Again, the CNN spokesperson denied the incident.

“Don, Soledad and others have in the past correctly referred to her Afro-Cuban heritage as it is a unique part of her personal story. But Don denies making any related remark in a derogatory way," they said in response.

Former CNN consultant Goldie Taylor claimed she was blacklisted from the network after critiquing Lemon’s rant about the Black community, including telling men to “pull up your pants" and suggesting the fashion trend stems from prisoners and same-sex intercourse.

"I am personally banned from a network b/c, ironically enough, I dared disagree w/ a black man publicly abt black life […] I don’t throw rocks and hide my hand. That network is @CNN and the anchor is @donlemon,” she tweeted in 2016.