Some people thought 2016 was the worst year ever and spent New Year’s Eve getting blitzed in an effort to forget about everything that happened in 2016. One of those people was Don Lemon. And that would be fine, except Don Lemon is a CNN host and he was working on NYE.
More than three hours before midnight, Lemon started guzzling tequila shots at a nightclub in New Orleans while on live television.
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“This is way too early to start this,” co-host Brooke Baldwin warned. And she would be correct.
.@donlemon and @BrookeBCNN are still drinking tequila in New Orleans. Less than 2-hours to go! #CNNNYE https://t.co/vDDHMBdfvW
— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) January 1, 2017
Lemon started singing, which was regrettable, but at least he made an effort to sing unlike Mariah Carey.
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The CNN host got drunker and drunker as the night went on and at one point he was ready to get his nipple pierced. His co-host had to physically stop Lemon from taking off his shirt on live TV.
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Sober heads prevailed and Donny boy only got his ear pierced instead.
Yes. @donlemon just got his ear pierced live on the air https://t.co/yWGl6FUClk
— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) January 1, 2017
This is the worst episode of “Jackass” ever.
Eventually, Lemon got white girl wasted and started talking about relationships.
Don Lemon is so drunk right now he's spilling his heart on #CNNNYE for his New Year's Resolution. 😂 pic.twitter.com/52npFU7Pmc
— Joshua Sánchez (@jnsanchez) January 1, 2017
“People are saying that I’m lit,” Lemon said. “Yeah, I’m lit. Who cares?”
As the countdown hit midnight, Lemon could be heard telling Baldwin that 2016 was “awful,” and that was the point that CNN cut his audio feed.
I’d definitely watch a show where drunk Don Lemon talked about the geopolitical ramifications of Syria aligning with Russia as he pounded shots of Patron.
[HuffPo]