Elon Musk cancels Don Lemon’s present on X after a ‘tense’ interview

Elon Musk seems to have canceled Don Lemon’s present on X over some interview questions Musk didn’t like. Lemon says that Musk terminated their partnership simply hours after a “tense” interview between him and the platform’s proprietor.

Lemon doesn’t say what precisely transpired throughout his interview, however he does say that Musk “is mad” at him. “All through our dialog, I stored reiterating to him that though it was tense at occasions, I assumed it was good for folks to see and listen to our change, and that they might study from our dialog,” Lemon says in a video posted to X.

Lemon provides that “there have been no restrictions on the interview that he willingly agreed to, and my questions have been respectful and extensive ranging, masking the whole lot from SpaceX to the presidential election.”

Musk says he canceled the present as a result of it was an excessive amount of like CNN. He didn’t touch upon the interview questions.

The Don Lemon Present was purported to air on X 3 times per week, with subjects starting from politics and tradition to sports activities and leisure. It was a part of the unique video partnerships X made with a number of hosts, together with former US Consultant Tulsi Gabbard and sports activities radio host Jim Rome. On the time, X championed the transfer as a part of its mission to turn into “a free speech platform for all voices.”

X’s Enterprise account additionally confirmed that the platform ended its cope with Lemon’s present. “Like all enterprise, we reserve the best to make selections about our enterprise partnerships,” the put up reads, including that The Don Lemon Present continues to be “welcome to publish its content material” on X.

Lemon was fired from CNN final yr after making sexist feedback towards former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley. He nonetheless plans on airing his interview with Musk, however it would not seem solely on X. The interview will as an alternative seem on YouTube, podcast platforms, and X on March 18th.

“Elon publicly inspired me to hitch X with a brand new present, saying I’d have his ‘full help,’ and that his ‘digital city sq. is for all,’” Lemon says. “His dedication to a world city sq. the place all questions will be requested and all concepts will be shared appears to not embody questions of him from folks like me.” X didn’t instantly reply to The Verge’s request for remark.