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Who is Don Lemon’s property agent fiancé, Tim Malone? He was part of NBCUniversal’s famous Page Program before moving into sales, and is planning to start a family with the ex CNN host

STORYFaye Bradley
Don Lemon and his fiancé Tim Malone. Photo: @timpmalonenyc/Instagram
Don Lemon and his fiancé Tim Malone. Photo: @timpmalonenyc/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

  • Don Lemon is launching his own media company on Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, after he was let go by CNN – just like Tucker Carlson did after he was fired from Fox News
  • Despite the controversy surrounding his departure and comments about presidential candidate Nikki Haley, one man has stuck by him through thick and thin – here’s what we know about Tim Malone

Don Lemon is launching his own media company – and he’s taking it to Elon Musk’s X, according to an announcement by the American TV personality in early January.

Don Lemon and Tim Malone are engaged. Photo: @timpmalonenyc/Instagram
Don Lemon and Tim Malone are engaged. Photo: @timpmalonenyc/Instagram

“I’ve heard you … and I am back, bigger, bolder, freer!” he wrote on the platform. “My new media company’s first project is The Don Lemon Show. It will be available to everyone, easily, whenever and wherever you want it, streaming on the platforms where the conversations are happening. And you’ll find it first on X … I know now more than ever that we need a place for honest debate and discussion without the hall monitors. This is just the beginning so stay tuned.”

Happy couple Don Lemon and Tim Malone in St Barts at Thanksgiving. Photo: @timpmalonenyc/Instagram
Happy couple Don Lemon and Tim Malone in St Barts at Thanksgiving. Photo: @timpmalonenyc/Instagram
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The news arrives nine months after Lemon was fired from CNN after 17 years of working with the company. According to AP, the former host was let go by CNN soon after he made comments about Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley being past her prime at the age of 51. Lemon claims he was unceremoniously fired by the network, saying, “After 17 years at CNN I would have thought someone in management would have the decency to tell me directly.”
Those who enjoyed watching Lemon will no doubt be pleased to see him in a new environment and broadcasting on his own terms. His move comes less than three months after Fox News fired its host Tucker Carlson, who also ended up launching a show on X, per Deadline.

But through the ups and downs and recent controversies, who’s the man that has stuck by Don Lemon’s side? Here’s what we know about his fiancé, Tim Malone.

Tim Malone also used to work in media

Tim Malone is 18 years younger than Don Lemon. Photo: @timpmalonenyc/Instagram
Tim Malone is 18 years younger than Don Lemon. Photo: @timpmalonenyc/Instagram

With a bachelor’s degree in history and journalism, Malone went on to join the NBCUniversal Page Program in 2006, per his LinkedIn. He rose up through the ranks and ended up working on the sales side of several high profile sports events for the network, including Sunday Night Football, the Premier League, NHL, the French Open and the Tour de France.

In 2013, he moved to music magazine Billboard where he worked as the director, then executive director, of brand partnerships until 2016.

He’s now a property agent

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