Don Lemon sues Elon Musk over dropped content partnership on X

[KARAH RUCKER]

FORMER CNN ANCHOR DON LEMON IS SUING ELON MUSK AND X –

OVER DROPPED TALKS OF A CONTENT PARTNERSHIP DEAL.

YOU MAY REMEMBER –

LEMON WAS GOING TO HOST HIS SHOW ON X IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PLATFORM.

BUT DAYS BEFORE THE FIRST EPISODE WAS GOING TO DEBUT –

ELON MUSK TOOK THE DEAL OFF THE TABLE.

TELLING DON LEMON HE CAN STILL AIR HIS SHOW ON X AND GET PAID ADVERTISING REVENUE –

BUT TALKS OF ANY SORT OF COLLABORATION WITH X WERE DEAD.

THAT’S WHEN THE FEUD BEGAN.

THE TWO EXCHANGING INSULTS ON X –

LEMON CALLING MUSK SOMEONE WHO IS “ANTI-FREE SPEECH.”

AND MUSK CALLING LEMON’S CONTENT BASICALLY JUST CNN BUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

THE TWO SIDES – MUSK AND ATTORNEYS FOR LEMON –

BOTH SAY – THERE WAS NEVER A SIGNED CONTRACT OVER THE PROPOSAL.

BUT LEMON’S ATTORNEYS ALSO ARGUED –

“CONTRACTS DON’T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE SIGNED TO BE LEGALLY BINDING.”

WHICH BRINGS US TO THIS WEEK’S NEWLY FILED LAWSUIT.

LEMON – IS ALLEGING A BREACH OF CONTRACT –

AND SAYS HE NEVER RECEIVED ANY PAY HE FEELS HE’S ENTITLED TO.

LEMON SAYS HE WAS “GUARANTEED 1.5 MILLION DOLLARS IN THE FIRST YEAR OF THE PARTNERSHIP.” 

THE PARTNERSHIP THAT NEVER CAME TO FRUITION –

BUT LEMON SAYS HE INVESTED “HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INTO CREATING” BEFORE IT WAS SUDDENLY NIXED.

LEMON IS ALSO CLAIMING X “DELIBERATELY MISREPRESENTED” THE DEAL IN AN EFFORT TO CAPITALIZE ON LEMON’S NAME AND STATUS…TO REHABILITATE X’S REPUTATION” UNDER MUSK.

AS OF FRIDAY MORNING –

MUSK AND REPRESENTATIVES FOR X HAVE YET TO COMMENT ON THE LITIGATION.

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