RELATED: See all the couples that attended the 2022 Met Galaĭon Lemon accuser drops sexual assault case, will pay CNN star $77k in sanctionsĭustin Hice, the man who accused Don Lemon of sexually assaulting him in a bar in 2018, has dropped his lawsuit against the CNN anchor. When Dustin filed the lawsuit nearly three years ago, Don denied the allegations with support from the network, which released a statement saying Dustin had 'displayed a pattern of contempt for CNN on his social media accounts' and tried to shake Don down for 'an exorbitant amount of money,' according to Deadline.