Posted on 03/16/2024 9:21:26 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Van Halen only wanted green M&Ms; Mariah Carey demanded a chewing gum valet; J-Lo demanded a newly painted white dressing room; Justin Timberlake demanded door knob cleaners; and then there's Don Lemon.
The deposed CNN show host was trying to make his big comeback ala Tucker Carlson with his own show on the X social media platform. His first big "get" was Elon Musk, an interview that was supposed to air in his debut show next week, but will air on YouTube instead.
But then Lemon opened his mouth and removed all doubt. Hubris oozed out.
Don asked questions in an attempt to portray Musk as a druggie, white supremacist, and lackey for Donald Trump. It didn't work out well.
Lemon went on his old network to debut parts of his interview and ended up pooping on the hand that was trying to feed him on The View. He whined that Musk "fired" him from X. Musk says Lemon can still post his show on X and receive ad revenue. But that means that Lemon won't get the reported list of perks he supposedly demanded from Musk.
The New York Post reports that Lemon and X had not agreed yet on a contract and when you see his demands you might imagine why.
The list included:
You know what they say: "Shoot for the Moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars." We'll bet Lemon has that on a sign in his house somewhere.
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He has the same agent as Caleb Williams, Caleb Williams’s dad.
Trying to extort money and gifts based on his race. Nice try doofus.
No tan M&Ms. But seriously, the rockers that asked for that claimed they put it in there to make sure the promoters read the contract in entirety. Don Lemon appears to just be nuts.
In a clip I saw yesterday, “Musk asks Lemon why he thinks
he got an interview out of him. Musk stated, “You got the
interview because you were on X and you asked for one.”
This while Lemon was trying to insult Musk and paint him
as some bad guy.
Talk about biting the hand that feeds you.
I hope that Elon learned a lesson. Lefties cannot be trusted.
Exactly. The reason for insisting on a bowl of M&Ms with the tans taken out was to ensure their contracts were read by the other party.
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That alone might have killed any chance the Lemon had. Musk does not want anyone usurping his role, let alone a creep like Lemon.
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