Former CNN anchor Don Lemon has filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk, accusing him of breach of contract and other violations after the cancellation of his planned Twitter talk show. The lawsuit, filed in California Superior Court, outlines several accusations against Musk and his social media platform, X/Twitter.
Lemon’s legal team asserts that Musk’s company engaged in fraud, misappropriation of Lemon’s name and likeness, negligent misrepresentation, and breach of express contract. Carney Shegerian, Lemon’s attorney, stated, “This case is straightforward. X executives used Don to prop up their advertising sales pitch, then canceled their partnership and dragged Don’s name through the mud.”
The Don Lemon Show was set to premiere on March 18. However, on March 13, Lemon revealed that Musk canceled the show just hours after Lemon had completed a planned interview with the billionaire. The suit claims Musk terminated the partnership via a text message stating, “Contract is canceled.”
According to the lawsuit, Lemon and Musk discussed …