Roy Wood Jr. was additional cautious whereas showing on CNN‘s New 12 months’s Eve Dwell with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen and refused to drink alcohol.
The Every day Present alum appeared on the reside particular and rejected Cohen’s provide at a tequila shot to rejoice the brand new 12 months.
“Oh, no!” Wooden Jr. stated whereas his Have I Bought Information For You co-stars, Michael Ian Black and Amber Ruffin, accepted the tequila shot provide. “No, I don’t. The final Black man that drank on this community acquired fired. I’m going to maintain it with water for proper now. I want some stability.”
Cohen and Cooper ignored Wooden Jr.’s feedback and didn’t comply with up with that assertion. The Watch What Occurs Dwell host went on to pour a shot for Black and Ruffin.
Wooden Jr. seemingly alluded to former CNN anchor Don Lemon, who used to host New 12 months’s Eve protection for the information community. Lemon and CNN parted ways in 2023 after 17 years on the community.
“I used to be knowledgeable this morning by my agent that I’ve been terminated by CNN. I’m shocked. After 17 years at CNN I might have thought that somebody in administration would have had the decency to inform me instantly. At no time was I ever given any indication that I might not have the ability to proceed to do the work I’ve liked on the community. It’s clear that there are some bigger points at play,” Lemon stated. “With that stated, I need to thank my colleagues and the various groups I’ve labored with for an unbelievable run. They’re probably the most gifted journalists within the enterprise, and I want all of them one of the best.”
Lemon’s CNN termination got here after a sequence of remarks that generated controversy on the community.
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