He took his personal sort of shot.
Comic Roy Wooden Jr. took a jab at former CNN host Don Lemon whereas he appeared on the community’s annual New Yr’s Eve present with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen in Occasions Sq..
An ecstatic Cohen supplied drinks to his friends however Wooden refused to take part in CNN’s once-banned celebration.
“Does anybody want a shot,” Cohen requested as he held up a bottle of tequila.
Wooden’s “Have I Got News For You” co-stars Michael Ian Black and Amber Ruffin accepted the provide whereas Wooden subtly joked about Lemon’s firing.
“No I don’t,” Wooden mentioned. “The last Black man to drink on this network got fired.”
Wooden mentioned he would “stick with water for now,” as he wants “stability.”
The “Watch What Happens Live” host awkwardly ignored the out-of-pocket remark by altering the subject and Cooper eliminated his glasses and wiped his face — all whereas Wooden smirked at his joke.
Wooden’s swipe on the former cable information host comes after Lemon was fired from the community in 2023.
The comic used Lemon’s firing because the goal of a joke through the 2023 White Home Correspondent’s Dinner saying the ousted CNN host was kicked out as a result of “Lemon can’t even accurately report a story about Don Lemon.”
The 2 males later made amends on “The Don Lemon Show.”
Lemon was recognized to get rowdy throughout his appearances on the community’s end-of-the-year present.
In 2016, an inebriated Lemon obtained his ear pierced dwell on air after the ball dropped in Midtown.
In 2021, the now 58-year-old declared himself a “grown-a– man” who was “able to share my point of view on television and it freaks people out and you know what.”
Former CNN CEO Chris Licht pulled the plug on on-air skills getting boozy on air following Lemon’s antics — outdoors of Cooper and Cohen.
Lemon’s extremely publicized ouster got here as a shock to the 58-year-old, who blasted the community for not telling him of the firing, as a substitute having to depend on his agent to interrupt the information.
“I was informed this morning by my agent that I have been terminated by CNN. I am stunned after 17 years at CNN I would have thought that someone in management would have the decency to tell me directly,” Lemon wrote on the time.
Lemon now hosts his present “The Don Lemon Show” which is posted to social media, however has nonetheless gotten into sizzling water together with his remarks.
The 58-year-old went on an expletive-laden rant Monday over the MAGA world flare-up over H1-B visas for specialty employees.
“Oh my gosh, I love this. Now you’re finding out, you dumb f–king idiots. Now you’re just figuring this sh– out. You’re so f–king stupid, and you deserve it. And you f–king deserve it because you’re so dumb,” Lemon sneered.
