Atlanta, Georgia (The Adobo Chronicles) – CNN’s  loyal viewers will easily recognize Don Lemon, currently the most high-profile African American news anchor who is also openly gay. He has risen from weekend anchor to weeknight host of a new news – or is it opinion – program on the 24-hour cable news network.

It is no secret, however, that Lemon has been very critical of blacks in many of his opinionated  on-air rants: admonishing blacks to pull up their pants, to no longer use the word “nigga,” to finish high school, no more make babies out of wedlock, and to not resort to littering.  Three weeks ago, he told blacks to just “get out of the hood” to escape the violence and ongoing gang warfare. More recently, Lemon defended Justin Bieber’s racist comments against blacks and turned the heat back on the African American community, to the bewilderment of Lemon’s followers.

Well, today, television viewers found the answer to their dilemma.

As he concluded his broadcast tonight, Lemon said that he has decided to finally come out of the closet. “I’m gay, but everyone already knows that,” he said, with tears in his eyes. “I’m not what most of you think. I’m white, and if I offended anyone with my seemingly anti-black comments, I apologize,” he said.

Both the National Association of Black Journalists and the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association could not be reached for comment. The Adobo Chronicles kept on getting the outgoing voicemail message at the CNN newsroom.

There are rumors that Lemon is being courted by Fox News to join its prime-time news and pundit team.