Don Lemon May or May Not Have Been a Bit Sloshed During CNN's NYE Coverage

2016 is about to be legendary.

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Don Lemon, resident CNN quote machine, reportedly had a much more interesting New Year's Eve than you or any of your friends. Representing the CNN brand all the way down in New Orleans with fellow anchor Brooke Baldwin, Lemon proceeded to consume fresh boiled crawfish while in the general vicinity of a hot tub and, yes, beer:

We, @BrookeBCNN and I have beer and crawfish and a hot tub #CNNNYE https://t.co/E1x8XK7E6i

— Don Lemon (@donlemon) January 1, 2016

Should I should I???#hottub #CNNNYE @BrookeBCNN pic.twitter.com/mHt5iZEI7V

— Don Lemon (@donlemon) January 1, 2016

I ate a ton of crawfish. 6 pack over. 😩😩😩 https://t.co/FXIZubvWtL

— Don Lemon (@donlemon) January 1, 2016

I agree. @BrookeBCNN for the win. Get in the #hottub Brooke. #CNNNYE https://t.co/3Wrce51Bg8

— Don Lemon (@donlemon) January 1, 2016

Of course, the real entertainment didn't take place on Lemon's presumably self-maintained Twitter account. Instead, Lemon saved most of that action for live television:

Waitin for Don Lemon to drop a fire mixtape next in 2016
This one is for the books: @donlemon TURNT pic.twitter.com/AjkXwSwrEs

— Dayonna (@day24x7x365) January 1, 2016

Don Lemon dropping AA jokes & telling college bar stories. 2016 is off to a hot start. pic.twitter.com/oUaGmCBzPA

— Busted Coverage (@bustedcoverage) January 1, 2016

Don Lemon casually drinking as Randi Kaye begs to be taken home. #CarolineWatchesCNN #CNNNYE pic.twitter.com/vzuiECmMmH

— Caroline Albanese (@Calbanese) January 1, 2016

Haha. @donlemon is officially cut off. #CNNNYE #nicerackkathy pic.twitter.com/tKwrbmBRRf

— ™️🍁- 44 = 📈 or not 🤦‍♂️ (@BlownRebuild) January 1, 2016

However, the real fun came when Lemon proceeded to beat Kathy Griffin at her own game by dropping this instantly Twitter-smashing "nice rack" admission:

Perhaps, given this display of live TV mastery, Lemon's recently announced dream of one day hosting a show where "you can actually say the F word" is closer than ever to reality.

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