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

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.

“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.”

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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

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.

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He’s now a property agent

Malone now works in property, according to his LinkedIn bio. The 39-year-old worked for The Corcoran Group from 2018 to 2020, and is now with Douglas Elliman Real Estate. All his jobs so far appear to be based in New York.

How did Don Lemon and Tim Malone meet?

Malone and Lemon met for the first time at the lively French bistro Almond in New York in 2015, according to Gay City News, though a “Happy Anniversary” Instagram post by Malone in November last year implies their story began on “election night 2016”, around the time their relationship was made public. The couple shared news of their engagement via Instagram in 2019, People reported at the time.

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They want to start a family

Per People, the lovebirds are looking to start a family after they tie the knot. “So we’re thinking about, do we want to adopt, do we want to go through surrogacy, how we want to do it,” 57-year-old Lemon told the magazine. “Tim is definitely going to have to be the one to have the kid because he’s younger – his body will bounce back.”