Don Lemon is suing X, formerly known as Twitter, and its owner, Elon Musk . According to Variety , the former CNN journalist accuses the tech billionaire and social media platform of fraud, negligent misrepresentation, misappropriation of Lemon’s name and likeness, and breach of express contract. Lemon’s attorneys filed the suit on Thursday in California’s San Francisco Superior Court. X representatives did not initially respond to Variety’s request for comment. Later, the company’s PR email sent the outlet a message. “Busy now, please check back later,” it read. Lemon signed a content partnership deal with Musk and X in January to host exclusive content on the platform. Musk cancelled the partnership in March via text, writing “contract is canceled” to Lemon’s agent, according to his lawyers. Rolling Stone reported the firing came just hours after the two filmed an interview set to air exclusively on the platform. Lemon shared a statement announcing the dissolution, noting he...
