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The wife of NFL running back Raheem Mostert slammed the Grammy Awards and Hollywood for applauding Don Lemon after his arrest following an incident at a Minnesota church last month.
Devon Mostert shared a video of Alex Warren’s performance at the ceremony on Sunday night and wrote on his Instagram Stories that it was a shame the singer-songwriter had to perform in front of the same crowd.
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Raheem Mostert and Devon Mostert attend Women of the NFL and Nordstrom Hosts Super Bowl Happy Hour in Las Vegas on February 10, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Arnold Turner/Getty Images for Nordstrom)
“Unfortunately, he had to perform in front of an audience that also gave Don Lemon a standing ovation for barging into a Christian church to ‘protest ICE,’ which impedes the right to religious freedom and interferes with the exercise of religious freedom in a place of worship,” she wrote in an article.
“THE HYPOCRISY of the Grammys and Hollywood is insane.”
The former CNN host was charged with conspiracy to deprive of rights and violation of the FACE Act for his involvement in the anti-ICE protest that disrupted services at a Minnesota church. Lemon was in Los Angeles covering the Grammy Awards at the time of his arrest.
Lemon was congratulated at Clive Davis’ pre-Grammys party Saturday night and received applause and a standing ovation, according to Page Six. On Sunday, he walked the red carpet with his husband Tim Malone and singer Brandi Carlile.
Don Lemon speaks to the media after a hearing at the Edward R. Roybal Federal Courthouse in Los Angeles on January 30, 2026. (Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)
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He was released from jail without bail Friday. He said he was acting as a journalist while prosecutors allege he coordinated with activists who disrupted the service at Cities Church.
“There is a passage in Scripture that says, ‘The truth will set you free,’” Lemon wrote, citing John 8:32. “But he doesn’t say it will keep you out of cages. He doesn’t say it will save you from the consequences of being too clear-sighted. He doesn’t say it will put the powerful at ease.”
Lemon said he learned this lesson “not from theology, but from experience,” writing that “the government decided that my work as a journalist was not protected speech, but punishable.”
Lemon compared his arrest to historic efforts to silence journalists and civil rights figures, writing that freedom of the press only exists as long as it does not challenge those in power.
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He wrote that America “loves the idea of a free press,” but only as long as journalism does not “disturb comfort” or “reveal what those in power prefer to hide,” arguing that the First Amendment exists to protect accountability, not convenience.
