Don Lemon has become a ‘bridezilla’ and Tim Malone joked he would get ChatGPT to write his vows, as insiders reveal behind-the-scenes details ahead of their upcoming nuptials

Don Lemon is said to be behaving like a total ‘bridezilla’ ahead of his wedding to long-term partner Tim Malone this Saturday, with insiders claiming he is micromanaging his guests in a desperate bid to have a ‘perfect’ to have a big day.

Tensions are believed to be bubbling behind the scenes as the ex-CNN presenter, 58, prepares to marry Tim, 39, at Ralph Lauren’s Polo Bar on April 6, half a decade after they got engaged.

In an exclusive chat with DailyMail.com, an insider close to the couple revealed that Tim is so unsure about what he will say in his vows that he is joking about using AI technology for help.

“They’re a box of nerves right now and Don is kind of a bridezilla because he wanted this perfect fairytale wedding, and he’s micromanaging everyone,” an insider told DailyMail.com.

The former CNN anchor, 58, will marry Tim, 39, on Saturday at Ralph Lauren’s Polo Bar

The insider shares details about their big day, which will be an intimate ceremony with their nearest and dearest: ‘They will both wear matching suits with different lapels.

‘It won’t be a very religious ceremony, but they have written a vow that they will read to each other.

‘Tim joked with colleagues that he would use ChatGPT to write his.

‘Several of Tim’s colleagues from Douglas Elliman will be there.

“Their dogs are also expected to be part of the ceremony, just as they were part of their engagement.”

DailyMail.com has contacted the couple for comment.

Don and Tim’s intimate ceremony comes eight years after the couple first started dating after meeting at the Almond Restaurant in Bridgehampton, New York – and five years after they got engaged.

The duo has been engaged since 2019, but was forced to postpone their wedding due to the corona pandemic

The couple, who first met at Almond Restaurant in Bridgehampton, will make sure their dogs are a big part of their ceremony, according to sources.

Don and Tim, who work in real estate, then made their relationship public when they rang in an on-air kiss during CNN’s live New Year’s Eve broadcast in 2018.

The following year, the duo got engaged when Tim proposed to Don on his own birthday with the help of their beloved dogs Barkley and Boomer.

The two puppies wore dog tags engraved with the question: “Daddy, will you marry daddy?”

After their engagement, Don, who came out as gay in his 2011 memoir Transparent, told CNN viewers, “I grew up thinking that I would never be able to talk about my relationships publicly, let alone ever could legally marry.

‘So for me this is doubly exciting and a little bit scary. I guess I should start thinking about children. Talk about a late bloomer.’

It was previously reported that Don’s firing from CNN in April 2023 caused a “feud” between the lovebirds.

The veteran presenter was sensationally sacked amid a furious controversy over his ‘sexist’ and ‘misogynistic’ behaviour.

DailyMail.com spoke exclusively to a friend of Tim’s who said at the time that the scandal had been ‘definitely a bump in the road’ for the couple – especially as Don had been warned by his fiancée to ‘cool down’ his broadcast. rants.

Don and Tim started dating in 2016 and made their relationship public when they kissed while ringing in the new year in 2018

Former CNN anchor Don was unceremoniously fired last April after seventeen years at the broadcaster

“He often told Don to take it easy and go with the flow, but Don is not the type of person to listen,” the source revealed. “He pushes the boundaries in every facet of his life and this show was no different.”

In February 2023, Don pushed the boundaries too far when he said presidential candidate Nikki Haley was “past her prime” at age 51.

He then claimed that “a woman is considered in her 20s, 30s and maybe 40s in her prime” before telling his bewildered female cohosts to “Google it.”

The sexist comment, which led to co-host Poppy Harlow, 41, storming the set, caused Don to be taken off air for three days and caused a groundswell of backlash – especially from female staffers who demanded he be fired.

Although Don’s axing has reportedly caused friction between him and his partner, the insider added that Tim remained with the former CNN anchor and “knows he’s not misogynistic.”

“(Tim) says (Don) is just gay with a very dry, harsh and sarcastic sense of humor,” they said at the time.

Once the couple got over the shock of Don’s dismissal, they started to get “excited” about the prospect of having more time together.

“To be honest, they’re actually excited that Don gets to be home with their dogs now, since their dogs are their lives,” she added. ‘Tim said that Don can now play a househusband.

‘Tim says that Don didn’t like it there for a while and that he was working to the bone. This is a much-needed break for him.”