Elon Musk and Don Lemon Clash Over Interview Controversy

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Elon Musk and Don Lemon are engaged in a public dispute over an interview that was canceled. Musk claims that Lemon was being controlled by ex-CNN chief executive Jeff Zucker, while Lemon denies this and expresses his confusion over Musk's change of plans.

About Musk's change of plans, Lemon was asked how the reversal came about. 'That's a good question for Elon Musk , quite frankly. What happened, I don't know,' Lemon said, before referring to earlier Wednesday, in which he said he was informed of Musk's decision 'hours after an interview I conducted with him' last Friday. While acknowledging the interview 'was tense in moments,' Lemon said he still 'felt really good' about it.

Musk, for his part, tried to explain away the controversy by saying that Lemon was somehow being controlled by ex-CNN chief executive Jeff Zucker. 'His approach was basically just 'CNN, but on social media', which doesn't work, as evidenced by the fact that CNN is dying,' Musk posted on X after news of Lemon's cancellation broke. 'Instead of it being the real Don Lemon, it was really just Jeff Zucker talking through Don, so lacked authenticity. All this said, Lemon/Zucker are of course welcome to build their viewership on this platform along with everyone else

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