Licht was asked about Lemon during an appearance at a media conference hosted by the news startup Semafor.
— during an appearance at a media conference hosted by the news startup Semafor.
Lemon, who was reportedly in the audience at the Semafor event, is said to have remarked to his boss that he was “nervous” when Smith asked Licht about the recent controversies, according to the news site.after he was caught during a hot-mic moment as saying that the former comedian had more “leeway” to grill a Pentagon official over defense spending.
After a few seconds of awkward silence, Lemon appeared to realize that his comment was caught by the microphones and that it went out over the air, prompting him to make an attempt to walk it back.“We’re just discussing that Jon Stewart is so much more than a comedian — he’s a thought leader,” Lemon said.Variety exposé
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