Black cnn anchor fired today

Longtime CNN anchor Don Lemon has been fired from the cable network, he tweeted on Monday. 

"I was informed this morning by my agent that I have been terminated by CNN," the "CNN This Morning" co-anchor tweeted.

"I am stunned.After 17 years at CNN, I would have thought that someone in management would have had the decency to tell me directly." 

The network confirmed in a statement that they had "parted ways" with Lemon. "Don will forever be a part of the CNN family, and we thank him for his contributions over the past 17 years.

We wish him well and will be cheering him on in his future endeavors," the network said. 

But in a follow-up statement, the network disputed Lemon's account of the events, saying he was "offered an opportunity to meet with management but instead released a statement on Twitter."

Lemon's firing came the same day that Fox News and Tucker Carlson parted ways in a major shakeup for CNN's rival network. 

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