Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon are both out of a job.
Stelter tells ET that he believes Lemon's firing shows that"the new management of CNN does not want Don Lemon representing the brand."
CNN refuted that shortly thereafter, tweeting that Lemon"was offered an opportunity to meet with management but instead released a statement on Twitter." "I have been told that both Don Lemon and Tucker Carlson have hired the same entertainment lawyer, Brian Freedman, to negotiate their exits. I've called Freedman, I have not heard back, but I'm told both men have brought him in because he's famously aggressive," Stelter, a special correspondent at, tells ET."He's represented people like Megyn Kelly in the past, so he may be able to come in and get a better deal for both Carlson and Lemon.
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