Elon Musk has responded after fired CNN journalist Don Lemon sued Musk and his social media platform X for breach of contract, after Musk scrapped Lemon’s show on X prior to its debut.
According to a new court filing late last week, Lemon is accusing Musk and X of “fraud, negligent misrepresentation, misappropriation of name and likeness,” along with “unjust enrichment.”
Musk hit back, saying in a Friday post on X that Lemon “made a series of impressively insane demands. We declined. Therefore, there was no deal.”
Lemon wanted (among other things):
- A free Tesla Cybertruck
- A $5 million upfront payment on top of an $8 million salary
- An equity stake in X, and the right to approve any changes in X policy as it relates to news content.
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