- Don Lemon criticized Prince Harry for discussing family disagreements in his new memoir, "Spare."
- Lemon was discussing an excerpt in which Harry claims he was physically attacked by Prince William.
Prince Harry dominated headlines this week as leaked excerpts from his new memoir, "Spare," have $4.
There has been support and criticism on both sides of the Atlantic, but CNN anchor Don Lemon said he's found Prince Harry's book to be "gauche."
Lemon and fellow anchors Poppy Harlow, Max Foster, and Bianca Nobilo were discussing a particular passage in which Prince Harry $4 during an argument over Meghan Markle in 2019.
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"He grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and he knocked me to the floor. I landed on the dog's bowl, which cracked under my back, the pieces cutting into me," Harry wrote in an excerpt, which was seen by $4. "I lay there for a moment, dazed, then got to my feet and told him to get out."
After Harlow read the excerpt out loud, Lemon said his first reaction was "Why?"
"Everyone has a family. I have arguments in my family," he continued. "Am I going to put that out there for the whole world to see? I just don't understand why on earth he would want to put that out there."
As the anchors discussed Prince Harry's claims that he wants to reconcile with his family, Lemon added: "What exactly is he achieving by airing family dirty laundry?"
"To talk about a physical family fight, to me — I wouldn't," he added. "That's just me."
After CNN This Morning shared a clip of the discussion on Twitter, Lemon was criticized by some viewers for what they perceived to be "excusing physical assault." Others noted that Lemon has opened up about his own family in his 2011 memoir "Transparent," which included details $4.
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Meanwhile, some appeared to agree with Lemon and shared their support for William.
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Prince Harry's memoir, which will be officially released on January 10, has been hotly anticipated since $4.
In excerpts that have already been leaked, Prince Harry has $4 and shared $4 while serving in Afghanistan.
Representatives for CNN and Don Lemon did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.