FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2018 file photo, CNN anchor Don Lemon attends the 12th annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute at the American Museum of Natural History. Lemon has announced his engagement to New York real estate Tim Malone. Lemon, who has two dogs with Malone, used Instagram on Saturday, April 6, 2019, to post photos of customized canine tags. No wedding date was announced. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
April 07, 2019 - 7:16 AM
NEW YORK - CNN anchor Don Lemon has announced his engagement to New York real estate agent Tim Malone.
Lemon, who has two dogs with Malone, posted on Instagram photos of customized canine tags that read: "DADDY WILL YOU MARRY PAPA?" on Saturday.
Referring to Malone, the 53-year-old Lemon wrote in the caption: "He gave me a present on his birthday. How could I say no?" Malone confirmed the engagement on his Instagram story, posting: "He said YES!"
Other photos show Lemon and Malone together with friends for Malone's birthday celebration at a New York restaurant Friday.
Page Six and People report the two began dating in 2016. They shared an on-air kiss during CNN's New Year's Eve coverage last year.
Lemon anchors CNN's weeknight news show.
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