Did Michelle Yeoh jab CNN’s Don Lemon during Oscars speech?

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Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh appeared to take a swipe at CNN’s Don Lemon in her historic Best Actress acceptance speech at the Oscars Sunday night — but the host shamelessly ignored the dig on air Monday morning.

The 60-year-old Malayan-born Yeoh became the first Asian actress and only the second woman of color to win in the category for her groundbreaking role in “Everything Everywhere All At Once.”

In her emotional speech on Hollywood’s biggest stage at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles Sunday night, Yeoh, proudly lifting her golden statuette, said: “This is proof that dreams, dream big, and dreams do come true. And ladies, don’t let anybody tell you you’re ever past your prime.”

The line, which drew raucous cheers and applause from the audience, seemed to be directed at Lemon’s controversial recent remarks about Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley’s age, which sparked a firestorm last month — and temporarily sidelined the veteran CNN host despite his two groveling apologies.

During Monday’s installment of CNN This Morning, Lemon and his co-hosts, Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins, aired a segment about the Academy Awards and discussed Yeoh’s trailblazing win.

Don Lemon

“I thought it was particularly reaffirming especially for Asian Americans, American actors or just Asian Americans in the country.”

Don Lemon

“I thought it was a really important and reaffirming moment for Asian Americans and I hope that you know they feel it in this country and that everyone does.”

CNN played a portion of Yeoh’s speech, but not the part about women never being “past their prime." The panel also never discussed her remarks.

The on-air exchange came just weeks after Lemon was yanked off the air after accusations of ageism.

While discussing the former South Carolina governor’s nascent campaign to unseat the 80-year-old President Biden during a February broadcast, Lemon opined that she should not be talking critically about other politicians’ age, being a woman over 50.

Don Lemon

“I think it’s the wrong road to go down. She says people, you know, politicians or something are not in their prime. Nikki Haley isn’t in her prime, sorry. A woman is considered to be in their prime in 20s and 30s and maybe 40s.”

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