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X has canceled a high-profile partnership with former CNN host Don Lemon to stream a video talk show on the platform. Lemon’s announcement comes hours after he interviewed X Company’s billionaire owner Elon Musk on the first episode of “The Don Lemon Show,” which was scheduled to air on the platform this Monday. He said he had canceled the contract.
“Elon Musk is mad at me” Lemon Said In a video posted to X on Wednesday. “It appears that free speech absolutism doesn’t apply to questions about him from people like me.”
Lemon’s announcement came a day after company CEO Linda Yaccarino made the announcement. declared X was becoming a “video-first” platform. The company announced a partnership with Lemon in January as part of a larger strategy to stream more original content on the service.This includes close the deal She will stream her own show on the platform, along with former representative Tulsi Gabbard and sports radio commentator Jim Rome. Last year, X similar transactions He co-starred with Tucker Carlson after he was fired from his role as host of Fox News. Company X’s decision to cancel the lemon show calls into question its strategy.
“The Don Lemon Show welcomes its content to be published on X without censorship because we believe it provides a platform for creators to expand their work and connect with new communities.” Stated. Said In a statement. “However, like any company, we reserve the right to make decisions regarding business partnerships, and after careful consideration, X has decided not to enter into a commercial partnership with the show.”
Lemon plans to stream the first episode of “The Don Lemon Show” on X, YouTube and other podcast platforms, and plans to file a lawsuit in court if X refuses to pay what is said to be millions of dollars. He said he was preparing for a fight. “Don has a contract with X and he expects to be compensated for it,” a Lemon spokesperson said. Said variety. “If I have to go to court, I will.” But two anonymous sources said: claimed that semaphores Lemon may not actually have a contract with X. Musk has a history of withholding payments. A group of former Twitter executives, including the company’s former CEO Parag Agrawal, is suing Musk and Mr. X over millions of dollars in unpaid severance pay.
Lemon’s interview with Musk, recorded Friday, covered a wide range of topics, including the presidential election. reportedlythe billionaire’s alleged ketamine use, the subject of the case. wall street journal Story It was published earlier this year. “I was asked some hardcore questions,” Lemon said. Said I am an X user. Lemon said in a written statement that he had a “good conversation” with Musk, but the billionaire clearly didn’t think so.
musk I have written In response to a user who asked X for a specific reason for ending their partnership with Lemon, Lemon’s approach was “basically just ‘CNN but on social media,’ and the fact that CNN is dying shows… It doesn’t work like that.” “And it wasn’t the real Don Lemon, it was really just Don Lemon,” Musk said. [former CNN President] Jeff Zucker speaking through Don lacked credibility. ”
Lemon was fired from CNN about a year ago after making comments that many considered sexist and ageist about former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley. report It shows that he engaged in misogynistic behavior during his 15-year tenure at CNN.
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