Musk Cancels Don Lemon Talk Show Deal Amid Tesla Stock Slump and Controversial Interview
• Musk canceled his contract with Don Lemon for Lemon's new talk show on Musk's X platform, just hours after filming an interview together. This came amid a terrible week for Musk as Tesla stock plunged over $30 billion.
• Tesla stock has dropped over $100 billion since March 1 as analysts warn of slowing growth, with Tesla called a "growth company with no growth."
• In the spiked Lemon interview, Musk was questioned about hate speech on X and his promotion of the Great Replacement theory, as well as his ketamine use.
• After being fired, Lemon accused Musk of not truly believing in free speech and claimed Musk sees him as just a "puppet" for ex-CNN president Jeff Zucker.
• Lemon's full interview will still air March 18 on YouTube and podcast platforms, but without the previously announced exclusive X partnership.