Don Lemon filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk and X today over the cancellation of a partnership on the platform. Lemon was to host exclusive content on X as he launched a new show, but Musk abruptly canceled the partnership after he did a sometimes contentious sitdown interview with the former CNN host.
According to the complaint, filed in Superior Court in San Francisco, Musk sent a text to Lemon’s agent with the words, “contract is canceled.” “This case is straightforward.
X executives used Don to prop up their advertising sales pitch, then canceled their partnership and dragged Don’s name through the mud,” said Lemon’s attorney, Carney Shegerian. “You don’t have to be a genius to see the fraud, negligence, and reputational damage here.” More to come.
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