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.

And another one bites the dust. In the latest case of a pundit or reporter leaving the walled garden of establishment media and failing in the new media landscape, former CNN anchor Don Lemon announced he was leaving X -- which he still calls Twitter -- effective immediately.

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