Musk abruptly cancels ‘The Don Lemon Present’ on X after he sits for this system’s first interview
SAN FRANCISCO — Billionaire Elon Musk abruptly canceled “The Don Lemon Present” on his social media community X after the previous CNN anchor recorded an interview with the billionaire for its as-yet unaired first episode.
Musk owns X, previously generally known as Twitter, and often proclaims himself a “free speech absolutist.” In a publish on X, the San Francisco-based firm mentioned solely that after cautious consideration, it “determined to not enter right into a industrial partnership with the present.” It added that Lemon’s present “is welcome to publish its content material on X, with out censorship, as we consider in offering a platform for creators to scale their work and join with new communities.”
In a video posted to X, Lemon declared that “ Elon Musk is mad at me ″ and mentioned he will probably be airing his interview with the Tesla CEO on YouTube and by way of podcast on Monday.
Lemon didn’t go into specifics concerning the supply of Musk’s alleged unhappiness, however wrote, “All through our dialog, I saved reiterating to him that though it was tense at instances, I believed it was good for individuals to see and listen to our alternate and that they might be taught from our dialog.”
“However apparently free speech absolutism doesn’t apply with regards to questions on him from individuals like me,” Lemon added.
X introduced in January a “new content material partnership” with Lemon for the present, saying it might publish 30 minute episodes thrice every week on topics together with politics, tradition, sports activities and leisure. That deal was a part of the struggling platform’s efforts to bolster its content material choices and entice advertisers. X additionally introduced exhibits hosted by former member of Congress Tulsi Gabbard and sports activities radio host Jim Rome.
Lemon was fired by CNN final 12 months after a 17-year run with the community. His ouster got here somewhat over two months after he apologized for on-air feedback about then-Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley not being in “her prime” that he made throughout his brief run as a morning present host.
