Don
Lemon
was
slated
to
have
a
new
talk
show
in
partnership
with
the
X
platform
but
after
an
interview
described
as
tense,
those
plans
are
no
more.
The
veteran
journalist
shared
a
statement
on
X
stating
that
the
company
owned
by
Elon
Musk
will
not
be
going
forward
with
the
planned
show.
Taking
to
X,
formerly
Twitter,
Don
Lemon,
58,
shared
his
side
of
the
interview
he
held
with
Musk
last
Friday
that
was
presumably
meant
to
be
the
first
episode
of
the
show.
During
the
chat,
Lemon
says
that
the
conversation
took
some
turns
and
said
that
it
was
Musk
himself
who
encouraged
him
to
bring
his
show
to
the
platform.
“We
had
a
good
conversation.
Clearly
he
felt
differently,”
Lemon
said
in
a
portion
of
his
statement.
“His
commitment
to
a
global
town
square
where
all
questions
can
be
asked
and
all
ideas
can
be
shared
seems
not
to
include
questions
of
him
from
people
like
me.”
Lemon
added,
“There
were
no
restrictions
on
the
interview
that
he
willingly
agreed
to,
and
my
questions
were
respectful
and
wide
ranging,
covering
everything
from
SpaceX
to
the
presidential
election.”
While
Musk
did
comment
on
X
in
response
to
Lemon’s
statement,
the
corporate
account
for
the
platform
had
a
more
pointed
response.
“The
Don
Lemon
Show
is
welcome
to
publish
its
content
on
X,
without
censorship,
as
we
believe
in
providing
a
platform
for
creators
to
scale
their
work
and
connect
with
new
communities,”
the
account
shared.
“However,
like
any
enterprise,
we
reserve
the
right
to
make
decisions
about
our
business
partnerships,
and
after
careful
consideration,
X
decided
not
to
enter
into
a
commercial
partnership
with
the
show.”
Don
Lemon
says
his
new
show
will
air
on
YouTube
starting
Monday,
March
18,
and
will
also
air
in
full
on
X.
We’ve
also
got
reactions
from
X
to
the
happenings
below.
—
Photo:
Gilbert
Flores
/
Getty
