The host took an unscheduled day off on Monday, after jetting off to Miami with his fiance on a planned trip - which conveniently coincided with the backlash. He said that the remarks were 'upsetting, unacceptable and unfair to his co-hosts, and ultimately a huge distraction to the great work of this organization' during an editorial call on Friday. Lemon has been in hot water after his comments were slammed by CNN's Chairman Chris Licht. It is unclear why Santos has plumped for Morgan instead, on his UK-based show from TalkTV.ĭ has reached out to CNN for a comment on the sudden cancellation of the interview. 'I don't think he should be rewarded for bad behavior.' 'It shouldn't matter if it's a Republican or Democratic woman running for public office, but we're not going to sit down with someone who would say such horrible things.
The interview was scheduled before Lemon's remarksĪ source close to Santos told : 'We heard the comments and it was in very poor taste and we did not wish to do a sitdown with someone who could speak ill of women in that regard. Sources told that Santos had been scheduled to be interviewed by Don Lemon on the show this Wednesday.
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