After a reported sexual harassment allegation was made against former
CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, who was dismissed from the network over the
weekend, the man who has accused CNN host Don Lemon of a sexually
charged assault and battery told Fox News Digital that CNN was �a
network rife with predators and perverts.�

Dustin Hice, whose lawsuit against Lemon for a reported incident at
Murf�s Backstreet Tavern on Long Island in summer 2018 will likely go
to court in early 2022, said of CNN, �They�re a network rife with
predators and perverts. Lemon will have to testify under oath in the
near future, but it�s good to see that there�s finally some
accountability happening. � This is who they are. They�re a predator-
protecting machine, they slander and smear victims with impunity.�

�They�ve tried to grind me down; they�ve attempted to intimidate
witnesses in my case; they�ve released confidential information about
me in attempt to doxx me,� Hice charged. �They are complicit. This is
who they are.�

Lemon�s attorney, Caroline J. Polisi, told Fox News that Lemon wouldn�t
litigate the accusation against him through the media.

�In response to Mr. Hice�s baseless allegations, I encourage people to
review the public filings, which show that Mr. Hice�s claims have been
steadily eroding when they have been exposed to the civil litigation
process. Mr. Hice�s fanciful and salacious allegations against Mr.
Lemon have collapsed of their own weight,� she said. �Unlike Mr. Hice,
Mr. Lemon has litigated, and will continue to litigate this case in the
courtroom, not the press. We look forward to the approaching trial so
he can finally put this case behind him.�

According to Fox News, Hice says he�s looking for closure on his
alleged encounter with Lemon.

�Hice maintains he is looking for closure and peace of mind after what
he says is a horrific encounter that included Lemon allegedly putting
his hand down the front of his [own] shorts, �vigorously� rubbing his
genitalia, and shoving the same hand into Hice�s mustache area while
asking a vulgar question,� Fox News reported, adding, �Hice�s lawsuit
filed Aug. 11, 2019, in Suffolk County Court alleged Lemon �intensely
pushed his fingers against Plaintiff�s face under Plaintiff�s nose,
forcing Plaintiff�s head thrust backward as Defendant repeatedly asked
Plaintiff, �Do you like p****or d***?��

Hice has stated, �They painted me as trying to extort $1.5 million from
him but they never mentioned that he offered many times over six
figures to settle. He tried to make payments on that and I said, �No
thank you.� I think that when he went to CNN and [denied the
accusations], he probably failed to mention that he offered me well
over six figures in the settlement process.� He continued, �The media
has labeled me as an �accuser,� as opposed to a �victim,� just because
I�m a male. I�ve been struggling, but there is a lot of people that
have gone through a lot worse things than somebody rubbing their
genitals and putting it in your face, as disgusting and vile as that
is. There are people that have been raped and worse.�

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Let's go Brandon!

On Tuesday, 7 December 2021 at 22:13:38 UTC-5, Ubiquitous wrote:
> After a reported sexual harassment allegation was made against former
> CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, who was dismissed from the network over the
> weekend, the man who has accused CNN host Don Lemon of a sexually
> charged assault and battery told Fox News Digital that CNN was “a
> network rife with predators and perverts.”
>
> Dustin Hice, whose lawsuit against Lemon for a reported incident at
> Murf’s Backstreet Tavern on Long Island in summer 2018 will likely go
> to court in early 2022, said of CNN, “They’re a network rife with
> predators and perverts. Lemon will have to testify under oath in the
> near future, but it’s good to see that there’s finally some
> accountability happening. … This is who they are. They’re a predator-
> protecting machine, they slander and smear victims with impunity.”
>
> “They’ve tried to grind me down; they’ve attempted to intimidate
> witnesses in my case; they’ve released confidential information about
> me in attempt to doxx me,” Hice charged. “They are complicit. This is
> who they are.”
>
> Lemon’s attorney, Caroline J. Polisi, told Fox News that Lemon wouldn’t
> litigate the accusation against him through the media.
>
> “In response to Mr. Hice’s baseless allegations, I encourage people to
> review the public filings, which show that Mr. Hice’s claims have been
> steadily eroding when they have been exposed to the civil litigation
> process. Mr. Hice’s fanciful and salacious allegations against Mr..
> Lemon have collapsed of their own weight,” she said. “Unlike Mr. Hice,
> Mr. Lemon has litigated, and will continue to litigate this case in the
> courtroom, not the press. We look forward to the approaching trial so
> he can finally put this case behind him.”
>
> According to Fox News, Hice says he’s looking for closure on his
> alleged encounter with Lemon.
>
> “Hice maintains he is looking for closure and peace of mind after what
> he says is a horrific encounter that included Lemon allegedly putting
> his hand down the front of his [own] shorts, ‘vigorously’ rubbing his
> genitalia, and shoving the same hand into Hice’s mustache area while
> asking a vulgar question,” Fox News reported, adding, “Hice’s lawsuit
> filed Aug. 11, 2019, in Suffolk County Court alleged Lemon ‘intensely
> pushed his fingers against Plaintiff’s face under Plaintiff’s nose,
> forcing Plaintiff’s head thrust backward as Defendant repeatedly asked
> Plaintiff, ‘Do you like p****or d***?’”
>
> Hice has stated, “They painted me as trying to extort $1.5 million from
> him but they never mentioned that he offered many times over six
> figures to settle. He tried to make payments on that and I said, ‘No
> thank you.’ I think that when he went to CNN and [denied the
> accusations], he probably failed to mention that he offered me well
> over six figures in the settlement process.” He continued, “The media
> has labeled me as an ‘accuser,’ as opposed to a ‘victim,’ just because
> I’m a male. I’ve been struggling, but there is a lot of people that
> have gone through a lot worse things than somebody rubbing their
> genitals and putting it in your face, as disgusting and vile as that
> is. There are people that have been raped and worse.”
>
> --
> Let's go Brandon!

So, Cuomo is in-part turfed because of an incident that happened 16 years ago, while Lemon remains despite report of an incident that happened only 3 years ago. Interesting...