Don Lemon said Monday he was “stunned” to learn he has been fired from CNN.

“I was informed this morning by my agent that I have been terminated by CNN,” Lemon said in a statement posted to Twitter. “I am stunned. After 17 years at CNN I would have thought that someone in management would have had the decency to tell me directly. At no time was I ever given any indication that I would not be able to continue to do the work I have loved ate the network.”

Lemon’s ouster comes weeks after a Variety exposé claimed the anchor had a history of threatening his female colleagues and making provocative and erratic comments.