He took his own type of shot.
Comedian Roy Wood Jr. took a jab at former CNN host Don Lemon while he appeared on the network’s annual New Year’s Eve show with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen in Times Square.
An ecstatic Cohen offered drinks to his guests but Wood refused to participate in CNN’s once-banned celebration.
“Does anybody want a shot,” Cohen asked as he held up a bottle of tequila.
Wood’s “Have I Got News For You” co-stars Michael Ian Black and Amber Ruffin accepted the offer while Wood subtly joked about Lemon’s firing.
“No I don’t,” Wood said. “The last Black man to drink on this network got fired.”
Wood said he would “stick with water for now,” as he needs “stability.”
The “Watch What Happens Live” host awkwardly ignored the out-of-pocket comment by changing the topic and Cooper removed his glasses and wiped his face — all while Wood smirked at his joke.
Wood’s swipe at the former cable news host comes after Lemon was fired from the network in 2023.
The comedian used Lemon’s firing as the target of a joke during the 2023 White House Correspondent’s Dinner saying the ousted CNN host was kicked out because “Lemon can’t even accurately report a story about Don Lemon.”
The two men later made amends on “The Don Lemon Show.”
Lemon was known to get rowdy during his appearances on the network’s end-of-the-year show.
In 2016, an inebriated Lemon got his ear pierced live on air after the ball dropped in Midtown.
In 2021, the now 58-year-old declared himself a “grown-a– man” who was “able to share my point of view on television and it freaks people out and you know what.”
Former CNN CEO Chris Licht pulled the plug on on-air talents getting boozy on air following Lemon’s antics — outside of Cooper and Cohen.
Lemon’s highly publicized ouster came as a surprise to the 58-year-old, who blasted the network for not telling him of the firing, instead having to rely on his agent to break the news.
“I was informed this morning by my agent that I have been terminated by CNN. I am stunned after 17 years at CNN I would have thought that someone in management would have the decency to tell me directly,” Lemon wrote at the time.
Lemon now hosts his show “The Don Lemon Show” which is posted to social media, but has still gotten into hot water with his remarks.
The 58-year-old went on an expletive-laden rant Monday over the MAGA world flare-up over H1-B visas for specialty workers.
“Oh my gosh, I love this. Now you’re finding out, you dumb f–king idiots. Now you’re just figuring this sh– out. You’re so f–king stupid, and you deserve it. And you f–king deserve it because you’re so dumb,” Lemon sneered.
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