Don Lemon's litany of gaffes: CNN anchor has made a history of embarrassing himself live on-air

It took a string of sexist slurs, an interview in which he insulted an alleged rape victim, and wild comments about Hitler and the Nazis, but Don Lemon has finally been dropped by CNN. Don Lemon, 56, suggested that she was past her prime as a woman Lemon made his comments on today's episode of CNN This Morning alongside co-hosts Kaitlan Collins and Poppy Harlow 'NIKKI HALEY IS PAST HER PRIME' In February, Lemon sparked accusations of sexism after he said presidential candidate Nikki Haley was 'past her prime', prompting an excruciating exchange with his This Morning co-hosts. 'MOMMY BRAIN' Don Lemon asked SE Cupp whether she lost her train of thought because of 'mommy brain' Lemon's Haley comments were the latest in a line of controversies that have sparked accusations of misogyny. 'I had to ask': CNN presenter Don Lemon presses Bill Crosby rape-accuser Joan Tarshis on why she did not bite the comedian when she was allegedly forced to perform oral sex him Joan Tarshis, pictured in Saugerties, New York, told MailOnline that she suffered decades of misplaced guilt following the alleged rapes by TV star Bill Cosby He said: 'You know, there are ways not to perform oral sex if you didn't want to do it.' Pictured is Trump speaking on stage formally kicking off his re-election bid with a campaign rally in Orlando last night Lemon questioned the media's responsibility in covering President Trump The comments came two years after Lemon sparked fury by comparing Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler.