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Don Lemon has sued X owner Elon Musk over the former CNN anchor’s failed talk show that was supposed to air on the social media platform.
Attorneys representing Lemon filed the lawsuit on August 1 in the Superior Court of California and accused Musk of fraud, negligent misrepresentation, misappropriation of Lemon’s name and likeness and a breach of express contract.
The Independent has reached out to X for comment.
Lemon was slated to host a show on X in January 2024. At the time, Lemon and X had a content partnership deal, but Musk canceled the deal in March, Variety reports.
The tech mogul reportedly alerted Lemon of the cancellation by texting the reporter’s agent the message “contract is canceled,” according to the filing.
The lawsuit claims that Musk and X …