Don Lemon introduced on Wednesday that X proprietor Elon Musk has canceled the deal for his upcoming talkshow on the platform. Lemon, a former CNN anchor, says Musk terminated the partnership hours after he interviewed the multibillionaire for the primary episode of the present.
“Elon Musk has canceled the partnership I had with X, which they announced as part of their public commitment to amplifying more diverse voices on their platform,” Lemon wrote in a statement. “He informed me of his decision hours after an interview I conducted with him on Friday.”
Regardless of the canceled take care of X, The Don Lemon Present will reside on. The interview with Musk will stay the premiere episode of the present and is scheduled to air on March 18 on YouTube, podcast channels and X. Lemon, who was fired from CNN final 12 months after 13 years with the corporate, says the episode might be “just the first of many.”
In a press release revealed on X’s business account, the corporate stated that whereas Lemon’s present is “welcome to publish” on X, the social community has determined to not enter right into a industrial partnership with it.
“The Don Lemon Show is welcome to publish its content on X, without censorship, as we believe in providing a platform for creators to scale their work and connect with new communities,” the assertion reads. “However, like any enterprise, we reserve the right to make decisions about our business partnerships, and after careful consideration, X decided not to enter into a commercial partnership with the show.”
Musk stated in his own post that the present’s “approach was basically just ‘CNN, but on social media’, which doesn’t work, as evidenced by the fact that CNN is dying.”
Lemon says Musk willingly agreed to the interview and that his questions have been “respectful,” masking matters like SpaceX and the presidential election. He notes that the pair had a “good conversation,” however that Musk clearly felt otherwise.
Lemon’s present was one of many first unique reveals slated to launch on X, as Musk and X CEO Linda Yaccarino have been searching for to show the social media web site right into a “video first” platform. The present’s episodes have been anticipated to air 3 times every week completely first on the platform. In January, X introduced two different unique reveals alongside Lemon’s: one hosted by former congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard and one by former Fox Sports activities host Jim Rome.
