I have mixed feelings on the report from the Hollywood Reporter:
At an industry conference on Thursday, CNN anchor Don Lemon revealed the depth of the harassment he has endured since becoming a high-profile target of President Donald Trump and his supporters.”I was doing a shoot in the park the other day and someone said, ‘We built this country. I can’t wait for CNN to fire your black ass, you faggot,'” Lemon told the crowd.The anchor said the president’s attacks “take a toll on me, on my privacy and safety and security, and the safety and security of my family.”Lemon said he gets 300 calls a day from a Trump supporter who doesn’t like him. He also said he receives stacks of junk mail from people who have figured out his address.”People call the authorities and accuse me of doing certain things,” Lemon said.While the anchor professed to love his job, he said, “I wonder how long I will continue to do this particular job in the way I do it,” citing the toxicity of the political-media climate.Added Lemon, “It ain’t easy, but I don’t plan to give up.”
On one hand, I think it’s unfair for a guy to have to go through that. On the other hand, this man has said some pretty bad things about the President. One thing that Don Lemon is going to learn, if you’re the public eye and you have an opinion; someone is not going to like it.
If this is a problem for Lemon, perhaps he should find another line of work.