Who are Don Lemon’s parents Katherine and Wilmon?
NEWS anchor Don Lemon rose to prominence for hosting segments on CNN.
Viewers are curious to know more about the Emmy Award nominee and his upbringing.
Who are Don Lemon's parents?
On March 1, 1966, Don Lemon was born to his mother Katherine Clark and father Wilmon Richardson.
Most of the former CNN This Morning host's upbringing was centered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Don revealed in 2011 that his father was married to another woman while in a relationship with his mother.
On the other hand, Don's mother was also married to another man but divorced him because he "wasn't treating her right."
In an interview with , the former TODAY contributor opened up on how a previous relationship helped him come out to his mother.
He recalled: "So I told her, 'Mom, I'm really sad about John and our relationship.'
"She asked me what kind of relationship we had, and I told her, 'He was my lover.' That's when I started crying.
"She started to learn about my friends and my life, and she really started to accept it."
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Don explained: "She realized that all [her fears] weren't true, and she was building that up in her head.
His late father Wilmon Richardson was an attorney who is remembered for being part of a lawsuit that successfully challenged the segregation of public transportation in the family's hometown of Baton Rouge.
When the host was a child, Wilmon died due to health complications brought on by diabetes.
Lemon was born under the surname of his mother's then-husband and discovered that Wilmon was his father when he was five.
Does Don Lemon have siblings?
Don has two sisters named Leisa and Yma, the latter is his last surviving sibling.
On January 31, 2018, Leisa Lemon died after drowning in a fishing accident in Denham Springs, Louisiana.
On February 1, 2022, the grieving anchor posted on Twitter: "Thanks everyone for your words of sympathy.
"Please keep my family in your prayers. Leisa was my oldest sister & partner in crime growing up. Always had my back. #RIPbigSis.";