Don Lemon Explains What Happened in Elon Musk Interview

Don Lemon chats with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway about the Elon Musk interview that ended his partnership with X. He opens up about his interactions with Elon Musk, Linda Yaccarino, and more, plus his future plans. #pivot #podcast #donlemon #elonmusk

Kara SwisherhostDon LemonguestScott Gallowayhost

Mar 18, 202431mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: March 18, 2024
Duration: 31m
Channel: Pivot
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Don Lemon chats with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway about the Elon Musk interview that ended his partnership with X. He opens up about his interactions with Elon Musk, Linda Yaccarino, and more, plus his future plans. #pivot #podcast #donlemon #elonmusk

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Pivot, featuring Kara Swisher and Don Lemon, Don Lemon Explains What Happened in Elon Musk Interview explores don Lemon Details Elon Musk Fallout And Reinvents Himself As Entrepreneur Don Lemon joins Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway to unpack how his distribution deal with X/Twitter for his new show collapsed immediately after a tense interview with Elon Musk. Lemon explains that X aggressively courted him, promised full editorial independence, and structured the deal so his show would remain his own, with X getting limited exclusive clips and ad inventory. After the interview, Musk abruptly texted Lemon’s agent that the “contract” was canceled, apparently upset by questions on drugs, DEI, and accountability, while X’s CEO Linda Yaccarino tried unsuccessfully to smooth things over. Lemon frames the episode as both proof of Musk’s thin-skinned approach to “free speech” and as an unexpected marketing boon while he pivots from cable star to lean, digital-first media entrepreneur.

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