Don Lemon reportedly paid $24.5 million upon leaving CNN

Don Lemon was more than compensated after being fired from CNN last year — in fact, it's almost as if he never left… because that's certainly how the guy is paid, a new report shows.

According to the coverthe former CNN host finally reached a deal with his former bosses at the cable news network to finalize his divorce from the company – after he was canned almost a full year ago.

Apparently they were working out the details of his exit package – and now they're moving to the news that they've finally landed on a number… that's astronomical. The Wrap says he was paid $24.5 million.

What's amazing about that figure is that this amount, according to the outlet, is exactly what he would have paid if he had been allowed to stay there and finish out his contract – which they say left him with 3.5 months left on his contract. on it before he was ousted in April.

In other words, he got the full value of his contract… so good for his negotiating team.

But strangely, CNN actually pushes the number back… telling People the report on his huge payout is “inaccurate”. That said, they didn't go any further than that.

Anyway…it sounds like Don is leaving this saga a happy camper. Yes, he's no longer on TV, but he's moved on to X for a new show, similar to Tucker Carlson.

While he was furious after getting the boot at CNN, Don ended up having the last laugh… the man who fired him, Chris Lichteventually became shown the door not long afterwards either. Meanwhile, Don is millions of dollars richer… and he's now in the free speech space.