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Elon Musk has compared the former CNN anchor Don Lemon to the spoiled child from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory after it was revealed the TV host had made an alleged series of demands before his new show streams on X.
Lemon is alleged to have requested a free Tesla Cybertruck, an $8 million salary, a equity stake in X together with a $5 million upfront payment on top.
In a posting to X on Friday night, Musk simply wrote, Don 'Veruca Salt' Lemon, in reference to the character from the 1970 film, that sees the youngster making clear her wants as she belts out 'I want it now!'
Lemon was due to partner with Musk's X before things turned sour after the journalist questioned him about the rise in hate speech on his app.
Elon Musk has compared the former CNN anchor Don Lemon to the spoiled child from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory after it was revealed the TV host had an alleged series of demands before his new show streamed on X
Lemon is alleged to have requested a free Tesla Cybertruck, an $8 million salary, a equity stake in X together with a $5 million upfront payment on top
Elon Musk likened Don Lemon to spoiled child Veruca Salt from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Musk reneged on the multimillion-dollar deal hours after the sit-down, where Lemon asked him about hate speech on Twitter and his drug use
On Friday, Lemon appeared on The View to plug his forthcoming show, which is still going ahead through other platforms.
He was consoled about the cancellation by the panel
'I think getting fired by Elon Musk is something you should wear as a badge of honor,' host Ana Navarro told him.
Despite the rift, Lemon revealed he was able to glean some more information about Musk's relationship with Donald Trump which has been in the spotlight following reports the two billionaires had met.
Don Lemon revealed Elon Musk dished to him about his private chats with Donald Trump before the 'tense' interview resulted in the Tesla billionaire deciding to ax his show
Lemon appeared on The View on Friday to plug the forthcoming show, which is still going ahead through other platforms, where was consoled about the cancellation
'Did he show his hand on whether he would support Trump?' Host Alyssa Griffin asked.
'He did talk about the meeting, why he went down, the context and the venue were in and he did talk to me about what the former president did have to say,' Lemon replied.
Musk met with Trump in Palm Beach, Florida, fueling speculation he could be about to provide a much-needed cash injection into the presidential hopeful's campaign.
Scant details have been released about the meeting, although Musk publicly came out to deny he would be
