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Roy Wood Jr. Turns Down Andy Cohen’s Tequila Shot During CNN’s New Year’s Eve Special: “The Last Black Man to Drink on This Network Got Fired”
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Carly ThomasImage from The Hollywood Reporter
scrn loglineComedian Roy Wood Jr. raises eyebrows on CNN's New Year's Eve broadcast, declining a tequila shot and referencing the network's recent high-profile firing of anchor Don Lemon.beat sheet- Roy Wood Jr. turned down a tequila shot offered by host Andy Cohen, quipping, 'The last Black man that drank on this network got fired. I'm going to keep it with water for right now.'
- Wood's comment was a nod to the 2023 firing of longtime CNN anchor Don Lemon, who left the network after 17 years and now hosts his own show on social media.
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Roy Wood Jr. Turns Down Andy Cohen’s Tequila Shot During CNN’s New Year’s Eve Special: “The Last Black Man to Drink on This Network Got Fired”
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Carly Thomas
scrn logline
Comedian Roy Wood Jr. raises eyebrows on CNN's New Year's Eve broadcast, declining a tequila shot and referencing the network's recent high-profile firing of anchor Don Lemon.
beat sheet
- Roy Wood Jr. turned down a tequila shot offered by host Andy Cohen, quipping, 'The last Black man that drank on this network got fired. I'm going to keep it with water for right now.'
- Wood's comment was a nod to the 2023 firing of longtime CNN anchor Don Lemon, who left the network after 17 years and now hosts his own show on social media.
call sheet
Roy Wood Jr., Andy Cohen, Anderson Cooper, Michael Ian Black, Amber Ruffin, Don Lemon, CNN, The Daily Show, The Don Lemon Show