{"id":2198652,"date":"2024-03-13T17:27:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T21:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-issues-statement-after-don-lemon-claims-their-partnership-for-his-new-show-was-canceled\/"},"modified":"2024-03-13T17:32:16","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T21:32:16","slug":"elon-musk-issues-statement-after-don-lemon-claims-their-partnership-for-his-new-show-was-canceled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-issues-statement-after-don-lemon-claims-their-partnership-for-his-new-show-was-canceled\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Responds to Don Lemon&#8217;s Cancellation Claim About Joint Show Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felon-musk-issues-statement-after-don-lemon-claims-their-partnership-for-his-new-show-was-canceled%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2198652&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Tussle Over Free Speech:\u2064 Musk \u2064Clashes \u2064with Lemon<\/h2>\n<p>When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/elon-musk-responds-to-blowback-over-misgendering-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elon Musk<\/a> and \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/don-lemon-breaks-silence-in-first-on-camera-comments-since-cnn-exit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Don Lemon<\/a> \u200b butted heads during an interview, it set the stage for a \u200dfalling-out that has caught\u200d the eye of digital spectators everywhere. At the \u200ccore? A\u200c &#8220;tense&#8221; dialogue on elections\u200b and the future of SpaceX.<\/p>\n<p>In response to\u200d the\u200c partnership dissolution rumors, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/XBusiness\/status\/1767956757882581042?s=20\">X&#8217;s business \u2063account<\/a> \u200b emphasized\u200c their commitment to &#8220;upholding \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/project-veritas-strips-cnn-naked\/\" title=\"Project Veritas Strips CNN Naked\">free speech<\/a> and fostering an environment where \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usa-today-editor-was-fired-for-massive-error-blames-white-supremacy\/\" title=\"USA Today Editor Was Fired For Massive Error, Blames \u2018White Supremacy\u2019\">diverse voices<\/a> are heard.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201c&#8217;The Don \u200bLemon Show&#8217; is invited to bring its content\u2064 to\u2063 X, sans \u2063censorship,\u201d<\/strong> furthered the platform, oozing confidence\u200c in\u2062 its \u200crole as a\u200c haven for\u200c creators. \u200b&#8221;<strong>We do, however, make selective \u200dbusiness choices, \u200bleading to our decision \u2064to\u200c not commercially align with the show.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Adding \u200ca <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-adds-trigger-warnings-to-these-classics-now-hidden-from-children-under-seven-years-old\/\" title=\"Disney+ Adds Trigger Warnings To These Classics, Now Hidden From Children Under Seven-Years-Old\">personal touch<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1767961809967829154?s=20\">Musk \u2062clarified<\/a> his view that Lemon&#8217;s social-media iteration show mirrored his CNN format\u2014a setup he voiced skepticism over. \u200d&#8221;<strong>CNN is on the decline,<\/strong> \u200b and \u200cthis \u200cwould just echo that,&#8221; Musk noted.\u200b He also\u2063 critiqued the lack of authenticity, suggesting \u2064Lemon was a \u200bmere conduit for Jeff Zucker. Despite this, he \u2063underscored, \u200c&#8221;<strong>Lemon\/Zucker\u200c are welcome like anyone else to build their audience here.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2062 Lemon, in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/donlemon\/status\/1767949937894121894?s=20\">posted video<\/a>, remarked on the interview&#8217;s tension. &#8220;<strong>Although challenging, I \u200bthought it vital for viewers \u200bto see\u2063 our conversation. Yet, it seems free speech has \u2062its limits \u2063when it&#8217;s\u200b about \u2062Musk, especially \u200bcoming\u2063 from \u200cfolks\u2062 like me,\u201d<\/strong> he\u200b asserted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Despite the fallout with \u200cMusk and \u200bX, Lemon assured,<\/strong> &#8220;the show marches on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Lemon aired disappointments \u200dover his show&#8217;s cancellation on X post the Musk interview, arguing that Musk&#8217;s\u2062 vision of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-says-twitters-blue-bird-to-be-replaced-by-an-x\/\" title=\"Elon Musk: Twitter's blue bird to be swapped with an X.\">global town \u200csquare<\/a> didn&#8217;t seem to accommodate tough questions from people like him.<\/p>\n<p>Lemon also teased the airing of the contentious interview \u2064on Monday, March\u200c 18,\u2064 promising a wide release across\u2062 YouTube, X, and podcast platforms to \u2064give the audience a full glimpse \u200dinto \u2062their\u200c exchange.<\/p>\n<h3>Don Lemon&#8217;s Stand: A Glimpse into the Show&#8217;s Future<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">News from me&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheDonLemonShow?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheDonLemonShow<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PzlKuvkZtj\">pic.twitter.com\/PzlKuvkZtj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Don Lemon (@donlemon)\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/donlemon\/status\/1767948372999299549?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Lemon&#8217;s\u2064 statement\u2063 echoed the complexities\u200b of the conversation<\/strong> with Musk and his forthcoming plan to dish out more\u200c details about the\u2064 show&#8217;s dynamics. The\u2064 evident rift between what constitutes free expression and \u200dthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republican-promises-to-release-jan-6-security-videos-if-he-becomes-speaker\/\" title=\"House GOP vows to unveil Jan. 6 security footage if elected Speaker.\">selective \u200cnature<\/a> of partnerships has laid bare a debate ripe for public discourse.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/don-lemon-breaks-silence-in-first-on-camera-comments-since-cnn-exit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Don Lemon Breaks Silence \u2062In First \u2064On-Camera Comments Since CNN Exit<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk has countered Don Lemon&#8217;s assertion that their collaboration on Lemon&#8217;s upcoming digital show was scrapped post a &#8220;tense&#8221; SpaceX and elections interview. The social platform&#8217;s business account emphasized on X, &#8220;X stands for free speech<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":219,"featured_media":2198653,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1963458989-scaled-e1708985482133.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2198652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1963458989-scaled-e1708985482133.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2198652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/219"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2198652"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2198652\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2198653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2198652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2198652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2198652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}