LEMON SQUEEZED OUT: Musk Ends X Partnership with Don Lemon, Says Show Was Too Much Like CNN

Grand opening. Grand closing.

X owner Elon Musk has canceled ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon’s show on the social media platform shortly after the two sat down for an interview. Musk says the show was too much like CNN.

“His approach was basically just ‘CNN, but on social media’, which doesn’t work, as evidenced by the fact that CNN is dying,” Musk told an X user Wednesday. “And, instead of it being the real Don Lemon, it was really just Jeff Zucker talking through Don, so lacked authenticity. All this said, Lemon/Zucker are of course welcome to build their viewership on this platform along with everyone else.”

His approach was basically just “CNN, but on social media”, which doesn’t work, as evidenced by the fact that CNN is dying.

And, instead of it being the real Don Lemon, it was really just Jeff Zucker talking through Don, so lacked authenticity.

All this said, Lemon/Zucker are…

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 13, 2024

Lemon shared the news on his social media accounts earlier this week.

“Elon Musk has canceled the partnership I had with X, which they announced as part of their public commitment to amplifying more diverse voices on their platform,” Lemon wrote in a statement he posted on X.

“He informed me of his decision hours after an interview I conducted with him on Friday.”

News from me…#TheDonLemonShow pic.twitter.com/PzlKuvkZtj

— Don Lemon (@donlemon) March 13, 2024

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