Why did it take this long? We all know why. He checks two boxes being both Black and Gay.
Not that it matters. CNN is utterly destroyed and will never come back from what they did to themselves. Any credibility they ever had was sacrificed on the altar of “Get Trump at all costs” long ago.
If there is a lawsuit, an attorney would grill executives on that matter.
1. Does CNN have a written policy covering workplace harassment and/or prohibiting someone from creating a toxic work environment?
2. If there is a policy, has Don Lemon read it or signed documents to show that he understands the policy?
3. What sanctions does the policy have when the policy is violated?
4. If Lemon has violated the policy, what, if any sanctions have been administered?
5. If Lemon has committed numerous violations of the policy without being sanctioned, what is the reason?
6. Do the executives at CNN understand that if he was exempted from sanctions because he is black and gay, that they have consciously ignored alleged misconduct, that this has contributed to highly negative emotional had psychological harm to others at CNN?
7. Do the executives at CNN understand that if they had a pattern of consciously neglecting to sanction Lemon for alleged workplace violations because he is black and gay, that they are personally liable for harms to CNN employees? In essence, they knew, or should have known that Lemon was abusive, and nonetheless knowingly let the abuse continue without sufficient supervision and sanctions.
No, he was the trifecta:
1. Black;
2. Gay;
3. Progressive Liberal Democrat.
This is what Corporate America seeks to hire today and especially the out-of-the-mainstream media.