July 12, 2024, published at 10:45 am ET
Candace Owens And Don Lemon are arguing, and the tense argument came to a head during the first CNN the host’s latest podcast episode.
The conservative firebrand, 35, made it clear during a conversation with Lemon, 58, that she does not believe in gay marriage. The Don Lemon Show on Thursday, RadarOnline.com revealed today.
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Owens, while discuss the topic of gay marriage, told Lemon: “It’s a sin. I actually don’t believe that a marriage can be between two men.”
The outspoken conservative – who parted ways with Daily Wire in March after a slew of behind-the-scenes drama — he also told the ex-CNN host that he “sinned” and was “sinful” for being married to a man.
Owens accused, “You are sinning. You are in a sinful relationship.”
Lemon, who was that? fired by CNN in April 2023 and which is not without its own controversies, the conversation escalated later in the interview when he asked Owens if she would ever call him a “f—–” to his face.
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The podcast host, who described his interview with Owens as a “completely normal conversation,” asked his guest, “Would you call me a f—– to my face?”
Later he asked her again: ‘You would never call a homosexual to his face like that? Do you use the N-word?”
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Owens, clearly shocked by the initial question, insisted that she would “never” call a homosexual a “f—–” to his face.
She replied, “Why would I just call you an asshole? I am a 35 year old mother. I don’t say, “Hey, you’re an asshole!” I’m not 18 years old.”
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According to Owens, she has “never experienced anything” like what she experienced during her exchange with Lemon The Don Lemon Show this week.
Owens said during her own podcast after Lemon’s interview: “I’ve been in politics for a long time. I’ve never experienced anything like this before.
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“He immediately asked me if I wanted to call him an asshole.”
The pair’s feud this week came months after both Owens and Lemon left their respective jobs at Daily Wire and CNN.
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Daily thread announced Owens’ departure in March after she and the outlet’s boss, Ben Shapiroclashed over the war between Israel and Hamas in the Middle East.
Co-founder Jeremy Boring announced on March 22: “Daily Wire and Candace Owens have ended their relationship.”
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Lemon left CNN in April 2023 after several problems behind the scenes with network co-stars and senior brass.
He tweeted on April 24 last year: “I was told this morning by my agent that I have been fired from CNN.
“After 17 years at CNN, I would have thought someone in management would have had the decency to tell me directly.”