Elon Musk and social media platform X are accused of violating a profitable information agreement that broke down after a contested interview, according to former CNN anchor Don Lemon.
According to Lemon, Musk allegedly agreed to pay him$ 1.5 million per year for exclusive video content on X, along with a portion of advertising revenue and other incentives tied to growing followership, according to NYT. After Lemon questioned Musk about his political views and drug use in a March discussion, the deal ended.
Lemon’s petition, filed in California Superior Court in San Francisco, asserts that Musk assured him a deal was needless, promising verbal help for the display despite any questionable views Juice may show. Additionally, the lawsuit claims that Lemon was threatened with reversing the agreement if he did n’t comply with the demands made by X executives to publicly announce the partnership at the CES technology conference in January.
The collaboration between Lemon and X was a part of Linda Yaccarino, the CEO of Musk and X ,’s wider plan to entice advertisers by producing premium content featuring famous people. Musk and Yaccarino both received open positions and promotions, but the results of the interview immediately caused him to resign from the contract. He eventually criticized Lemon’s present idea as uninspired, saying it resembled “CNN, but on cultural media”, quoted NYT.
The lawsuit accuses Musk and X of using Lemon to boost their advertising budget before abruptly canceling the agreement and causing a bad reputation for Lemon.
