Everybody at home, when is a woman in her prime? It says 20s, 30s and 40s. 'Don't shoot the messenger, I'm just saying what the facts are,' Lemon sniffed. 'I feel so badly because he's a very good journalist and I think these are difficult time right now for Don' So, I think she has to be careful about saying that, you know, politicians are in their prime.'Īre you talking about prime for, like, childbearing? Or are you talking about prime for being president?' Harlow asked. 'That's not according to me - if you look it up, if you Google, "What is a woman in her prime?" it'll say 20s, 30s, 40s,' he went on. 'A woman is in their prime in 20s and 30s and maybe 40s,' he told his stunned co-hosts, before doubling down and telling them to 'Google it'. Lemon's shocking comment about Haley was made during an episode of CNN This Morning, the show that he hosted alongside female co-anchors Kaitlan Collins and Poppy Harlow.Īt the time, the trio was discussing Haley's own suggestion that politicians aged 75 and over should face mental competency tests - with Lemon quickly railing against the Republican for her stance, insisting that women her age should tread carefully when it comes to those kinds of controversial opinions. Interestingly, one of the biggest scandals to blight Lemon's on-air career of late saw him slammed for sexism after he claimed that Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, 51, 'is past her prime'.īut while Wang is 22 years older than Haley, she did not hesitate to position herself in his corner, saying of his comments about the politician: 'You know what, I didn't hear that. Lemon, 57, was fired by CNN on Monday after facing repeated accusations of sexism and misogyny during his time on air
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