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Don Lemon on an Xtremely Awkward Elon Musk Interview

The X boss clashed with Lemon on freedom of speech and his drug use.

In an interview that ranged from content moderation on X to its chairman鈥檚 use of ketamine, Don Lemon sat down for an hour-long interview with one of the world鈥檚 most prominent entrepreneurs.

The interview was meant to be the first in a series in collaboration with the platform, but the company posted that 鈥渁fter careful consideration, X decided not to enter into a commercial partnership with the show.鈥

Justin and Marianna spoke with Don to get his thoughts on why the Tesla boss cut ties with him and the grapple for power between traditional and new media.

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鈥 Marianna Spring, disinformation and social media correspondent

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Don Lemon, Host of the Don Lemon Show

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This episode was made by Chris Flynn with Rufus Gray, Catherine Fusillo, Claire Betzer and Natasha Mayo. The technical producer was Hannah Montgomery. The series producer is George Dabby. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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  • Fri 22 Mar 2024 23:00

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