Lemon is accusing Musk and X of using his name and likeness to rehabilitate the platform’s reputation.
Don Lemon is suing Elon Musk and X over the abrupt cancellation of his deal with the social media platform, alleging fraud, negligent misrepresentation, misappropriation of name and likeness, and breach of express contract. Lemon’s show was canned in March of this year after a contentious interview with Musk — who, according to the complaint, had promised Lemon he’d have free rein over the content on the show.
Weeks after the meeting, Weitz texted Lemon: “You’re set up for a lot of $$ this year,” the complaint claims. As part of the deal, Lemon agreed to produce ten short-form videos per month and one long-form video per week, and to exclusively publish that content on X for a 24-hour period before it could be posted on other platforms. The deal guaranteed Lemon $1.5 million, the first $200,000 of which was paid up front, the complaint alleges.
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