Don Lemon is a well-known news anchor for the Cable News Network (CNN).

He was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on March 1, 1966.

Lemon teaches and specializes in new media curriculum as an adjunct professor at Brooklyn College.

Lemon is the author of Transparent, which was published in 2011. His second book was This Is the Fire: What I Say to My Friends About Racism, which was published a decade later.

Don is a gay man by way of his sexual orientation but rumors of him having a first wife was spreading fast in many tabloids around the world.

Let’s clarify that conception here.

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Don Lemon first wife: Who is Stephanie Ortiz?

Stephanie Ortiz is a model and actress best recognized for her early success in advertisements for brands such as Levi’s and Dr. Pepper.

She was born on July 17, 1982, in California, USA.

She later participated in a number of television shows and films. The Most notable one was A Kiss of Chaos.

Why did they divorce?

Online rumous suggested that the talented actress was Lemon’s ex-wife or his first wife. These assertions, however, lack substantiation.

Lemon has long been known to be homosexual hence there was never a marriage ceremony held for them. This also meant that no divorce took place.

They were blatant rumours fueled by the tabloids ignorantly.

Did they have children together?

Ortiz and Lemon never had children together.  Don on the other has a gay partner by the name of Tim who has been romancing the CNN anchor.

With Tim, Lemon believes he can begin to raise a family (by adopting children).

Stephanie Ortiz Instagram

She has no official Instagram account. Fan accounts can however be found on Instagram. These account posts memorable pictures of her.

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