He made his own kind of shot.
Comedian Roy Wood Jr. took a shot at former CNN anchor Don Lemon as he appeared at the network’s annual New Year’s Eve show with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen in Times Square.
An ecstatic Cohen offered drinks to his guests, but Wood refused to attend CNN’s once-forbidden party.
“Anyone want a shot,” Cohen asked as he held up a bottle of tequila.
Wood’s Have I Got News For You co-stars Michael Ian Black and Amber Ruffin accepted the offer as Wood subtly joked about Lemon’s firing.
“No, I don’t,” Wood said. “The last black guy who drank on this network was fired.”
Wood said he would “stay with the water for now” as he needs “stability”.
The Watch What Happens Live host awkwardly ignored the out-of-pocket comment by changing the subject, and Cooper removed his glasses and wiped his face – all while Wood smiled at his joke.
Wood’s jab at the former cable news anchor comes after Lemon was fired from the network in 2023.
The comedian used Lemon’s firing as the target of a joke during the 2023 White House Correspondents’ Dinner, saying the ousted CNN anchor was fired because “Lemon can’t even accurately report a story about Don Lemon.”
The two men later made amends on The Don Lemon Show.
Lemon was known to be loud during his appearances on the network’s year-end show.
In 2016, a drunk Lemon got his ear pierced live on air after the ball dropped in Midtown.
In 2021, the now 58-year-old declared himself a “grown man” who was “able to share my point of view on television and it scares people and you know what.”
Former CNN CEO Chris Licht pulled the plug on the on-air talent that was bothering on air after Lemon’s shenanigans — outside of Cooper and Cohen.
Lemon’s highly publicized firing came as a surprise to the 58-year-old, who blasted the network for not telling him about the firing, instead relying on his agent to break the news.
“I was informed this morning by my agent that I have been fired from CNN. I am stunned after 17 years at CNN, I would have thought someone in management would have had the decency to tell me directly,” Lemon wrote at the time.
Lemon now hosts his own show “The Don Lemon Show” which has been posted on social media but still got into hot water with his comments.
The 58-year-old went on a charged rant Monday over the MAGA world explosion over H1-B visas for skilled workers.
“Oh my god, I love this. Now you’re getting it, you stupid idiots of the king. Now you’re just figuring this sh– out. You are so stupid, and you deserve it. And you deserve it because you’re so dumb, – laughed Lemon.
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