Don Lemon is suing Elon Musk and his social media platform X over alleged fraud, negligent misrepresentation, misappropriation of Lemon’s name and likeness, and breach of express contract.
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The lawsuit, which was filed Thursday in the Superior Court of California for the County of San Francisco, alleges that within one day of the interview — in which Musk was asked about hate speech on the social media platform and his open use of ketamine, among other things — Musk sent Lemon’s agent a text message stating “contract is cancelled.”"Defendants deliberately misrepresented what they intended to do," the lawsuit reads.
The suit claims that Lemon and Musk had no signed agreement, "despite Musk previously representing to Lemon that there would be no need for a formal written agreement or to 'fill out paperwork,'" but through a series of negotiations with Lemon's agents, he was promised a $1.5 million deal as well as other lucrative incentives to provide X exclusive rights to specific video content for a 24-hour period.
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