
He later guest-starred on an episode of Jada Pinkett Smith’s web series, Red Table Talk, to discuss what it’s like being an openly gay Black man in the U.S. He ended up coming out in his first published autobiographical book, Transparent, which ultimately inspired him to advocate for the LGBTQIA+ community. Law enforcement confirmed that her death was an accident.įor many years, Don had kept his sexuality a secret, and was rumored to be secretly married to actress Stephanie Ortiz. According to the outlet, the police were called after an accident was reported, and Leisa reportedly tripped and fell into the neighborhood pond, accidentally drowning. However Leisa died during a fishing excursion in Denham Springs, La.

He was brought up alongside his two sisters ,Leisa Lemon, Yma Lemon. Celebration her mother during mother’s day, he posted a photo of him and her mother on his Instagram page describing his mom as “a lady who’s always there for me and our family for advice, a laugh, a cry, a hug or just a beer.” He ended it with “Love you mom.” Don Lemon Siblings He has Creole ancestry his great-grandfather was of French descent, in addition to Nigerian, Cameroonian, and Congolese ancestry. He grew up in west Baton Rouge and Port Allen where he lived with his mother, siblings and grandmother until 1976 when his mother married his step-father. Richardson, played a positive role in Lemon’s young life. Lemon was born to a single working mother, Katherine Clark.
