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Don Lemon‘s X partnership is dunzo — his deal falling aside earlier than the primary episode might even air … and he blames his Elon Musk interview, the place he apparently struck a nerve.
The previous CNN anchor took to social media Wednesday to announce the tip of his unique take care of Elon’s platform — each by way of written assertion and in a brief video he posted to X, paradoxically sufficient.
First visitor. @elonmusk such as you’ve by no means seen him earlier than.
You received’t wish to miss this. #TheDonLemonShow pic.twitter.com/hEBGBAoqdp
— Don Lemon (@donlemon) March 12, 2024
@donlemon
The best way Don explains it … he sat down with Elon Friday to interview him for the primary episode of “The Don Lemon Show” for the platform, saying he needed to talk with Musk as his debut visitor as a result of Elon considers himself a significant proponent of free speech.
Don mentioned the interview had no off-limit matters, and — though DL admits the convo obtained tense at occasions … finally, he says he felt it was a great, honest back-and-forth.
Nonetheless, it seems like Musk did not really feel the identical approach in accordance with Lemon … who claims his take care of X — agreed upon simply two months in the past — was terminated mere hours after their interview wrapped.
Lemon advised his followers he labored with X as a result of he is a believer in free speech and needed his message to achieve a mass viewers … and, getting “fired” from X ain’t stopping the previous CNN anchor from airing it on the platform and elsewhere.
Lemon says he is dropping the interview in all its glory Monday, March 18 on YouTube and on X as properly — seemingly a giant center finger to EM and co. He is additionally gonna keep it up with the present with out X’s backing … so, the ‘The Don Lemon Present’ remains to be on.
SCOOP: As I advised him would occur, @donlemon, the proprietor of this platform Elon Musk despatched a terse textual content to his reps: “Contract terminated” after an interview Lemon did with Musk final Friday that was to not the grownup toddler’s liking, together with questions on his ketamine use.
— Kara Swisher (@karaswisher) March 13, 2024
@karaswisher
As for precisely what the 2 mentioned … we do not know a lot, however stories are floating round Don requested some hard-hitting questions — together with queries about Musk’s use of ketamine.
BTW … Lemon apparently nonetheless thinks X owes him cash — with a spokesperson for Don telling information web site Puck he is keen to go to court docket for the money he believes is owed … to be continued, we suppose.
X is a platform that champions free speech, and we’re proud to supply an open atmosphere for various voices and views. The Don Lemon Present is welcome to publish its content material on X, with out censorship, as we consider in offering a platform for creators to scale their work…
— Enterprise (@XBusiness) March 13, 2024
@XBusiness
For his or her half, X is saying their platform is all about free speech, and Don can freely submit no matter he needs … but additionally X remains to be a enterprise and might select to start or finish partnerships with companies because it sees match.
His method was mainly simply “CNN, but on social media”, which doesn’t work, as evidenced by the truth that CNN is dying.
And, as an alternative of it being the actual Don Lemon, it was actually simply Jeff Zucker speaking via Don, so lacked authenticity.
All this mentioned, Lemon/Zucker are…
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 13, 2024
@elonmusk
As for Elon … he responded to a Mark Zuckerberg parody account on X — and claimed Don was nonetheless doing his CNN shtick, simply on X — and he mentioned he felt Don was simply parroting his outdated boss on the community, Jeff Zucker. EM additionally says he felt Don was placing on an act and never being his genuine self … which was apparently sufficient for him to scrap their deal.
Looks as if numerous dangerous blood on either side … and we’re positive it is not over but.