Don Lemon's Bold Demands to Elon Musk for Joining X Platform Revealed
Lemon sought a SpaceX seat and a free Cybertruck among other high demands, sparking widespread media attention and discussions.
- Don Lemon's ambitious demands for joining Elon Musk's X platform included a seat on a SpaceX rocket, a free Cybertruck, a $5 million advance on top of an $8 million salary, equity, and editorial control.
- Chris Cuomo, former CNN colleague and friend, expressed admiration for Lemon's bold requests, noting the importance of aiming high when negotiating with the world's richest man.
- Lemon's demands and subsequent firing have sparked widespread media attention, with Lemon leveraging the situation to promote his new show on various platforms.
- Despite the controversy, Lemon downplayed the demands in a recent interview, calling them part of normal negotiation tactics.
- The friendship between Cuomo and Lemon remains strained, with no communication between the two since Cuomo's 2021 firing from CNN.