Don Lemonformer presenter cnnsaid Elon Musk canceled his consent to participate in the program with X after the owner of the social network said he was unhappy with the program tense interview what the journalist did to him.

“Elon Musk has canceled his partnership with X, which they announced as part of their public commitment to strengthening the diversity of voices on their platform.

“He informed me of his decision several hours after the interview on Friday,” Lemon said Wednesday in a statement he published on X.

Also in the video, which he also published on the said social network, a former employee cnn He admitted the interview was “tense at times.”

Musk agreed to an interview with Don Lemon without asking for editorial control: WSJ

In accordance with Wall Street MagazineMusk agreed to an interview with Lemon without asking for editorial control, and the conversation covered topics such as Musk’s use of the drug ketamine, the US presidential election and his other company SpaceX.

“His desire for (X) to be a public space where all questions can be asked and all ideas shared does not seem to include questions to him from people like me,” Lemon said in a statement.

Despite Musk’s withdrawal from the agreement, Lemon noted that he will publish the interview next week on X and other platforms, including YouTube.

Lemon’s approach was “basically cnnand on social networks”: Musk

For his part, Musk said Lemon’s approach is “basically CNN, but with social media” and suggested he continue posting to his social network and “grow his audience on that platform along with everyone else.”

“The Don Lemon Show can publish its content on X without censorship because we believe in giving creators a platform to scale their work and connect with new communities.

“However, like any company, we reserve the right to make decisions about our commercial partnerships, and after careful consideration, X has decided not to enter into a commercial partnership with the program,” X said in its statement.

Don Lemon may go to court if Musk doesn’t pay him

A Lemon representative told the newspaper that Don has an agreement with

Lemon has left the chain cnn in April, two months after she was criticized on “CNN This Morning” for saying former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley was not yet in her prime.

In addition, he assured that the woman “considers herself at the peak of her career at 20, 30 and possibly 40 years old,” and later apologized.

Lemon, who became the flagship face cnnworked in the network for 17 years.