Former CNN star Don Lemon has sued Elon Musk's X, formerly Twitter, over canceling a talk show deal on the platform. X had reached a deal with Lemon earlier this year worth $1.5 million plus a share of ad revenue from his show content. Lemon claims X used "false promises and representations” to convince him to agree and then canceled the deal after he had spent thousands preparing for the show. Musk later said Lemon's approach of "CNN but on social media” didn't work, pointing to CNN's declining viewership. During the interview, Lemon asked Musk about his drug use and hate speech on the platform. Lemon alleges fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and misuse of his name and likeness in the lawsuit against Musk and X.
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00:03Former CNN star Don Lemon has sued Elon Musk's ex, formerly Twitter, over the cancellation
00:08of a talk show deal on the platform.
00:10Ex had reached a deal with Lemon earlier this year worth $1.5 million, plus a share of ad
00:14revenue from his show content.
00:17Lemon claims ex used false promises and representations to convince him to agree, and then canceled
00:22the deal after he had spent thousands preparing for the show.
00:25Musk later said Lemon's approach of CNN but on social media didn't work, pointing to CNN's
00:30declining viewership.
00:31During the interview, Lemon asked Musk about his drug use and hate speech on the platform.
00:36Lemon is alleging fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and misuse of his name and likeness in the
00:40lawsuit against Musk and ex.
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