Don Lemon Sues Elon Musk Over X Show Canceled

Don Lemon Sues Elon Musk for failing to honor a content agreement on X. The former CNN host blamed the mogul for breaking up their partnership. after the scandalous interviewThe exclusive contract promised the journalist $1.5 million, but the owner of X did not keep his word.

Newspaper report New York Times mentions that Don Lemon has filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk in the California Supreme Court. The journalist accuses Musk of breach of contract, fraud, enrichment at the expense of your image and other allegations. According to a copy of the lawsuit, X took advantage of Lemon’s prestige as a journalist to push an exclusive content strategy but failed to compensate him as promised.

“The defendants sought to align themselves with respected figures whose name, image, and reputation they could use to retain advertisers,” the legal document says. “Lemon was a major potential client for X, and so they saw an opportunity and attempted to reach an exclusive partnership agreement following his dismissal from CNN.”

The journalist’s lawyers claim that X made false promises to pay Don Lemon to publish his content on the platform.. At the same time, they took the opportunity to promote their merger through publications and at events with advertisers. Lemon claims he was “pressured to announce the agreement” and attended an event with Linda Yaccarino, X’s chief executive.

“Contrary to their promises, once defendants had enriched themselves and benefited from the use of Lemon’s name, image, personality and reputation, they breached their express agreement and failed to compensate him, citing false pretenses for their breach of the association agreement.”

The turning point was Don Lemon’s interview with Elon Musk.

The lawsuit mentions some important information about X and the strategy of persuading journalists. If we recall, a few months ago Elon Musk and Linda Yaccarino held aggressive campaign to promote original content on the social network. The advertiser exodus was at its peak, so they needed a reason to keep them.

Don Lemon was part of that strategy. and will serve as a counterweight to Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News host with ties to the far right. The decision to sign Lemon seemed at odds with Musk’s ideals, though He justified this with a speech about how X guarantees freedom of speech..

What happened was what many expected. Elon Musk ended the partnership in the blink of an eye after an interview that left him angry. The conversation began with Tesla, but quickly changed when controversial tweets about conspiracy theories, anti-Semitism, and Musk’s drug use were brought up.

After the interview, Elon Musk attacked Don Lemon and accused him of fraud. At the same time, X said that he would not continue relations with the journalist and his program, severing all existing commercial ties.

According to the lawsuit, Elon Musk Agrees to Pay Don Lemon $1.5 Million. 200,000 will be delivered in advance, and the rest will be paid in quarterly installments. The journalist claims that X has failed to comply and is seeking damages.