Don Lemon sued for alleged assault at Hamptons bar

Published August 13, 2019 9:17pm ET



A lawsuit filed in Suffolk County, New York, claims that CNN host Don Lemon inflicted “emotional pain and suffering” on a man during a July 2018 incident.

Dustin Hice

The lawsuit details last summer’s incident by alleging that after placing his hands down his own pants and “vigorously rubbing his genitalia,” Lemon “intensely pushed his fingers against Plaintiff’s face under Plaintiff’s nose, forcing Plaintiff’s head to thrust backward.” He allegedly further harassed the man, Dustin Hice, with aggressive sexual questions.

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