Don Lemon is suing Elon Musk and X for breach of contract after the owner of the social-media platform canceled a short-lived partnership deal following a testy interview.
Lemon and X cut an agreement for the former CNN host to produce content on the platform after he was let go from the network. The complaint, which Lemon’s team said was filed Thursday in California Superior Court, said X agreed to pay Lemon $1.5 million and a cut of advertising revenue in a one-year deal. But X and Musk never intended to fulfill the deal, the complaint alleges.
Lemon’s first show was intended to be a more than hourlong interview with Musk in March. He posted the interview on his social-media channels after the deal was rescinded.
Musk called off the partnership because the billionaire wasn’t happy with their conversation, according to the lawsuit. He sent a text to Lemon’s agent a day after the interview saying the “contract is cancelled.”
The interview was contentious. Musk, who has criticized journalists and the news media, was agitated when Lemon asked about the billionaire’s drug use, his plans for X and his thoughts on content moderation and antisemitism.
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