Don Lemon says Elon Musk canceled his deal with X after 'tense' interview

[AdmiralAsshat]

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/13/media/don-lemon-says-elon-deal-canceled/index.html

[bawolff]

To me, the weirdest part here is that twitter is trying to pivot into talk shows!?

The biting the hand that feeds and it blowing up part feels so predictable its a non story.

[mcphage → bawolff]

> To me, the weirdest part here is that twitter is trying to pivot into talk shows!?

It seems like, "is trying to, but doesn't really understand what that entails".

> feels so predictable its a non story.

If nothing else, it serves as a warning to others that Elon reaches out to, offering a sweetheart deal.

[JauntTrooper]

This feels like a PR stunt.

It generates controversy so more people will listen to the interview on the X platform, and Lemon gets credit for appearing like a serious, uncompromising journalist that asks tough questions.

[drpossum → JauntTrooper]

Yeah, no way a free speech absolutist would turn out to be a huge insecure baby

[bawolff → drpossum]

If it was a PR stunt, it probably relied on that.

PR stunts are planned, if it is one Elon was probably chosen because it is obvious he would react this way. Elon doesn't have to be in on it for it to be a stunt.

[Kluggy → bawolff]

Who did the PR stunt?

Elon? he offered multiple millions of dollar contract to Don Lemon to then pull it after one show to improve his PR image?

Don Lemon? he's unemployed and accepted a multiple million dollar contract, to do one show and planned on pissing off musk enough to get musk to pull his contract for some pr?

Who gets what benefit from this?

[chucksta → Kluggy]

Lemon now appears to be on the "correct" side again in mainstream media

[bawolff → Kluggy]

If it was a PR stunt, then my assumption would be lemon did it, and he has some sort of backup plan that isn't public.

Of course it could always not be a stunt.

[Kluggy → JauntTrooper]

so torpedoing his only active deal makes sense to add PR towards him doing what?

[socar → Kluggy]

going around and saying that its "their fault" when he fails/go bankrupt

[Kluggy → socar]

so you're thinking it was better for him to give up a multimillion dollar opportunity in exchange for some PR and ability to blame someone else when they fail?

I really don't get how this narrative makes any sense at all. According to the article, Musk/X was the one that pulled the plug on the show, not Don Lemon.

I really just don't understand the benefit being claimed from this is.

[rsynnott → JauntTrooper]

The interview will apparently be on YouTube, not Twitter.