Don Lemon Claims He Was Sexually Harassed While at CNN: ‘This Young Lady Tweaked My Nipples’

LEMON I have been ░░░░░░░░ by women and men ░░░░░░░░ the work and some ░░░░░░░░ are not it s ░░░░░░░░ Now look MAHER Tell ░░░░░░░░ I m very interested ░░░░░░░░ no I m interested ░░░░░░░░ it LEMON There are ░░░░░░░░ things that are really ░░░░░░░░ right but not everything ░░░░░░░░ Harvey Weinstein level MAHER ░░░░░░░░ That s rape LEMON ░░░░░░░░ then some of the ░░░░░░░░ that s a whole ░░░░░░░░ so I m not ░░░░░░░░ about that And I ░░░░░░░░ not saying it makes ░░░░░░░░ right But I remember ░░░░░░░░ I was in Atlanta ░░░░░░░░ I was in the ░░░░░░░░ commissary whatever MAHER At ░░░░░░░░ LEMON At CNN And ░░░░░░░░ woman young lady tweaked ░░░░░░░░ nipples and said Oh ░░░░░░░░ s cold in here ░░░░░░░░ I said Okay you ░░░░░░░░ if I did that ░░░░░░░░ d be walking me ░░░░░░░░ the door right now ░░░░░░░░ I didn t I ░░░░░░░░ t care to go ░░░░░░░░ H R I didn ░░░░░░░░ say anything because I ░░░░░░░░ just like it s ░░░░░░░░ double standard eight and ░░░░░░░░ is a double standards ░░░░░░░░ Good for you Cause ░░░░░░░░ gives a LEMON And ░░░░░░░░ but I never told ░░░░░░░░ story as well someone ░░░░░░░░ I worked with also ░░░░░░░░ me at CNN and ░░░░░░░░ didn t I never ░░░░░░░░ to management First of ░░░░░░░░ MAHER A man or ░░░░░░░░ woman LEMON A woman ░░░░░░░░ she knew I was ░░░░░░░░ And it was just ░░░░░░░░ She was going through ░░░░░░░░ divorce It was just ░░░░░░░░ And I never went ░░░░░░░░ management First of all ░░░░░░░░ thought like okay they ░░░░░░░░ find a way to ░░░░░░░░ rid of me because ░░░░░░░░ I told the story ░░░░░░░░ don t know if ░░░░░░░░ re gonna believe me ░░░░░░░░ not But then she ░░░░░░░░ so mean to me ░░░░░░░░ that I was like ░░░░░░░░ should have told the ░░░░░░░░ But yeah I ve ░░░░░░░░ harassed by men and ░░░░░░░░ MAHER But what what ░░░░░░░░ this harassment Like what ░░░░░░░░ she physically like in ░░░░░░░░ office like Come in ░░░░░░░░ twirl for me Don ░░░░░░░░ It wasn t a ░░░░░░░░ for me but it ░░░░░░░░ not it was not ░░░░░░░░ the office but yeah ░░░░░░░░ won t go on ░░░░░░░░ that part MAHER So ░░░░░░░░ had to be with ░░░░░░░░ in certain business occasions ░░░░░░░░ outside the office like ░░░░░░░░ a cocktail party LEMON ░░░░░░░░ MAHER Places like that ░░░░░░░░ I know because like ░░░░░░░░ our business and media ░░░░░░░░ s a lot of ░░░░░░░░ parties there s a ░░░░░░░░ of assholes LEMON A ░░░░░░░░ of cocktail parties And ░░░░░░░░ this was a while ░░░░░░░░ there was not Uber ░░░░░░░░ like that and if ░░░░░░░░ were in Atlanta taxis ░░░░░░░░ t available And so ░░░░░░░░ know you say Hey ░░░░░░░░ know I m gonna ░░░░░░░░ ve had a couple ░░░░░░░░ and Do you mind ░░░░░░░░ I or whatever and ░░░░░░░░ re like No no ░░░░░░░░ don t go home ░░░░░░░░ in the guestroom that ░░░░░░░░ of thing So yeah ░░░░░░░░ The guestroom LEMON Yeah ░░░░░░░░ Oh you were staying ░░░░░░░░ somebody s house Right ░░░░░░░░ I mean look let ░░░░░░░░ go back to the ░░░░░░░░ party because there s ░░░░░░░░ very important about those ░░░░░░░░ of cocktail parties LEMON ░░░░░░░░ MAHER They serve these ░░░░░░░░ orders and people have ░░░░░░░░ worst sort of breath ░░░░░░░░ Yes MAHER Usually unattractive ░░░░░░░░ doughy male reporters and ░░░░░░░░ pin you to the ░░░░░░░░ and they re talking ░░░░░░░░ you and their breath ░░░░░░░░ If someone was sexually ░░░░░░░░ me with bad breath ░░░░░░░░ would definitely go to ░░░░░░░░ R But if they ░░░░░░░░ not have the garlicky ░░░░░░░░ I would let the ░░░░░░░░ tweaking go That s ░░░░░░░░ where I draw the ░░░░░░░░ That just shows that ░░░░░░░░ re all individuals LEMON ░░░░░░░░ re all individuals and ░░░░░░░░ m an adult and ░░░░░░░░ look maybe it s ░░░░░░░░ think it is different ░░░░░░░░ men and women you ░░░░░░░░ depending on the power ░░░░░░░░ and that sort of ░░░░░░░░ MAHER I wish I ░░░░░░░░ been harassed this much ░░░░░░░░ frankly I think it ░░░░░░░░ it s flattering As ░░░░░░░░ as you can fend ░░░░░░░░ off easily LEMON Yes ░░░░░░░░ a man I could ░░░░░░░░ No I m not ░░░░░░░░ or just MAHER Right ░░░░░░░░ But also as someone ░░░░░░░░ a look as someone ░░░░░░░░ was molested as a ░░░░░░░░ from MAHER You were ░░░░░░░░ Yeah MAHER Oh Terrible ░░░░░░░░ So for me it ░░░░░░░░ a different thing MAHER ░░░░░░░░ course LEMON I know ░░░░░░░░ to say MAHER It ░░░░░░░░ be very triggering LEMON ░░░░░░░░ yes and no because ░░░░░░░░ know how to deal ░░░░░░░░ it and you know ░░░░░░░░ s really important or ░░░░░░░░ and you know like ░░░░░░░░ has the power I ░░░░░░░░ as a man I ░░░░░░░░ the power to say ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ this I don t ░░░░░░░░ Yes And you re ░░░░░░░░ and stronger LEMON Yes ░░░░░░░░ don t need to ░░░░░░░░ to H R and ░░░░░░░░ your career I just ░░░░░░░░ you I m not ░░░░░░░░ in this you were ░░░░░░░░ we had a couple ░░░░░░░░ or whatever Let s ░░░░░░░░ it go.’”