According to a report from USA Today, famed news anchor Don Lemon is being sued for allegedly sexually assaulting a bartender in a New York City bar.
Dustin Hice, the alleged victim and former bartender at Murf’s Backstreet Tavern in Sag Harbor, is suing Lemon for “demeaning, unprovoked and offensive assault.” A CNN spokesperson says that Lemon “categorically denies these claims.”
“The plaintiff in this lawsuit has previously displayed a pattern of contempt for CNN on his social media accounts,” a statement said Tuesday. “This claim follows his unsuccessful threats and demands for an exorbitant amount of money from Don Lemon.”
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The suit claims that Hice met Lemon at the bar and offered to buy him a drink, which the news anchor refused. The lawsuit claims that later that night, Lemon sexually assaulted Hice.
TheSource.com will update this story as details develop.
