Lemon, who still calls X Twitter, said he is leaving the social media platform because he believes it is no longer a place for debate and free speech. “I’ve loved connecting with all of you on X, but it’s time for me to leave the platform,” Lemon wrote Wednesday morning.

Ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon's announcement comes approximately eight months after he debuted "The Don Lemon Show" on X.

(Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for TIME) Former CNN anchor Don Lemon said on Wednesday he is leaving Elon Musk's X, a decision made less than a year after X announced that "The Don Lemon Show" would appear on the social media platform three ...