Don Lemon says he was “harassed” by both “women and men” during his 17 years at CNN.
“I have been harassed by women and men in the work[place]. And some things are not even…it’s ridiculous,” Lemon told Bill Maher during an appearance on his “Club Random” podcast. “Now look, there are some things that are really egregious, but not everything is Harvey Weinstein-level.”
CNN declined Variety‘s request for comment.
Without naming any names, Lemon said there was one incident where a “young lady” coworker “tweaked my nipples” while in the cafeteria before saying, “‘Oh, it’s cold in here!’”
“I said, ‘OK, you realize if I did that they’d be walking me out the door right now?’” Lemon said. “But I didn’t care to go to HR. I didn’t say anything because I was just like, ‘It’s a double standard, it’s…
