Elon Musk Responds to Don Lemon Lawsuit, Claiming Journalist Made a ‘Series of Impressively Insane Demands’
variety.comTodd Spangler NY Digital Editor Elon Musk claims he nixed a content partnership with Don Lemon because the ex-CNN journalist “made a series of impressively insane demands.” The tech billionaire’s comments came a day after Lemon sued Musk and X (formerly known as Twitter), alleging breach of contract, negligent misrepresentation and more over the canceled pact. “He made a series of impressively insane demands.
We declined. Therefore, there was no deal,” Musk wrote on X Friday. A rep for Lemon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Lemon’s lawsuit is seeking unspecific monetary damages. According to the suit, Musk and X agreed to pay Lemon $1.5 million (with $200,000 paid up-front within three business days and the remainder paid in quarterly installments) under the pact.
Lemon did not have a signed contract with X, but he was assured by Musk that there was “no need for a formal written agreement or to ‘fill out paperwork,’” according the lawsuit.
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