Don Lemon is breaking his silence after being arrested on federal charges for his alleged involvement in a Minnesota church protest he was reporting on.
Earlier this week, Don Lemon was released from federal custody on his own recognizance. As he stood on the courthouse steps, the former CNN anchor thanked his supporters. “It really, it truly means the world to me,” he said. Lemon noted that he’s spent his “entire career covering the news,” and has no plans on slowing down. He continued: “I will not stop now. In fact, there is no more important time than right now.”
It’s been reported that Lemon was arrested while covering a Grammy Awards event. Lemon confirmed this was true, saying, “Last night, the DOJ sent a team of federal agents to arrest me in the middle of the night for something I’ve been doing for the last 30 years, which is covering the news,” Lemon said.
“I will not be silenced,” Lemon Says
He added, “The First Amendment protects that work for me and for countless other journalists. I stand with them, and I will not be silenced. I look forward to my day in court.”
Lemon’s reporting didn’t just land him in hot water with the DOJ, but also with rapper Nicki Minaj. A few weeks back, protestors stormed a Minnesota church after it was revealed that its pastor had alleged ties to the federal agency. Don Lemon, who had been reporting via his livestream, confronted that pastor about his connections to the group. Not long after the clip began to circulate online, it somehow reached Nicki Minaj’s timeline, and she slammed the long-time journalist.
Minaj called Lemon a disgusting “c*cksucker” and demanded he be thrown in jail. “DON ‘COCK SUCKIN’ LEMON IS DISGUSTING. HOW DARE YOU?” she wrote in an X post. I WANT THAT THUG IN JAIL!!!!! HE WOULD NEVER DO THAT TO ANY OTHER RELIGION. LOCK HIM UP!!!!!”
