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		</div><p>CNN has cut ties with author and television host Reza Aslan, less than a week after he profanely referred to President Donald Trump in a tweet about the London terror attacks.</p>
<p>The network said it was not continuing with a second season of Believer, Aslan&#8217;s series about different religions, which premiered last year.</p>
<p>Only two weeks ago CNN dumped comedian Kathy Griffin, co-host of its annual New Year&#8217;s Eve celebration, when she was photographed holding a depiction of Mr Trump&#8217;s severed head.</p>
<p>Angered about Mr Trump&#8217;s social media commentary on the London terror attacks, Aslan tweeted last Saturday that <i>&#8220;this piece of s*** is not just an embarrassment to America and a stain on the presidency, he&#8217;s an embarrassment to humankind.&#8221;</i></p>
<p>Aslan also tweeted that Mr Trump was a &#8220;man baby that must be ignored in times of crisis&#8221;.</p>
<p>The Iranian-born author later apologised &#8220;for my choice of words&#8221; and CNN issued a statement saying &#8220;that kind of discourse is never appropriate&#8221;.</p>
<p>But it was not enough to save his show.</p>
<p>In a statement today, Aslan said he was grateful to CNN for giving his series a chance.</p>
<p><i>&#8220;In these politically charged times, the tenor of our nation&#8217;s discourse has become complicated,&#8221;</i> he said.</p>
<p><i>&#8220;And I recognise that CNN needs to protect its brand as an unbiased news outlet. Similarly, I need to honour my voice. I am not a journalist. I am a social commentator and a scholar.&#8221;</i></p>
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