Don Lemon Takes Fresh Pot Shot At Elon Musk: Ex-CNN Anchor Says Tesla CEO Scrapped The Deal After 'Months Of Begging And Wooing'

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon has gone live with his interview with Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk as promised, after a public spat with the tech billionaire over the weekend.

What Happened: Lemon posted his Musk interview that he says "everyone has been talking about" after the billionaire posted several jabs directed at him.

"We're still here," quipped Lemon after Musk-owned X canceled its deal with the anchor.

"Contrary to what you have heard, we weren't canceled by X."

"After months of begging me, wooing me to offer some exclusive content on his platform, Elon Musk decided to scrap the deal."

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However, Lemon hasn't been disparaged from shelving his interview with Musk. In addition to X, Lemon says the 66-minute-long interview is available for streaming on YouTube, Spotify and iHeart Radio.

As for what went wrong between the two, Lemon said "I don't know." He earlier claimed Musk was "apparently so upset" about the interview that he scrapped the deal.

Why It Matters: Lemon and Musk have been having a go at each other over the scrapped deal to post content on X.

Lemon reportedly made some extravagant demands like a free Tesla Cybertruck, a $5 million advance over and above a salary of $8 million, an equity stake in X, and more.

He even wanted the power to change X's policy on news content. While Musk was said to be aware of these demands before his interview with Lemon, X went back on the deal.

Musk described Lemon as "dull" and "underwhelming" after the interview, and later compared him to Veruca Salt from the movie "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."

Salt is a greedy antagonist in the movie.

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