Don Lemon He was set to do a new talk show in partnership with Platform X, but after an interview described as tense, those plans are no more. The veteran journalist shared a statement on X stating that the Elon Musk-owned company will not be moving forward with the planned show.
Speaking to X, ex-Twitter Don Lemon, 58, shared his side of the interview he did with Musk last Friday, which was presumably intended to be the first episode of the series. During the conversation, Lemon says the conversation took some turns and said it was Musk himself who encouraged him to bring his show to the platform.
“We had a good conversation. He clearly felt differently,” Lemon said in part of his statement. “His commitment to a global town square where all questions can be asked and all ideas can be shared seems to exclude his questions from people like me.”
Lemon added, “There were no restrictions on the interview that he willingly agreed to, and my questions were respectful and wide-ranging, covering everything from SpaceX to the presidential election.”
While Musk commented on X in response to Lemon's statement, the company's account for the platform had a stronger response.
“The Don Lemon Show is welcome to publish its content on X, uncensored, as we believe we provide a platform for creators to scale their work and connect with new communities,” the account shared. “However, like any business, we reserve the right to make decisions regarding our business partnerships and after careful consideration, X has decided not to enter into a commercial partnership with the show.”
Don Lemon says his new show will be available on YouTube from Monday March 18th and will also be shown in full on X.
We also have X's reactions to the events below.
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