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Christiaan Hetzner

Don Lemon accuses Elon Musk of ‘fraud, negligence, and reputational damage’ in $35 million breach-of-contract lawsuit

X owner Elon Musk (Credit: Apu Gomes—Getty Images)

Elon Musk could be on the hook for $35 million in damages, after Don Lemon sued the owner of social media platform X over fraud and breach of contract.

The entrepreneur had lured the former CNN newsman to X/Twitter with the promise of a much bigger audience only to cancel the exclusive partnership in March at the last minute following a tense interview, during which Musk palpably bristled at Lemon’s questions.

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