According to court documents obtained by a news outlet, Lemon's legal action seeks unspecified financial compensation in light of the allegations against Elon Musk. A statement from Lemon's attorney Carney Shegerian read, "This case is straightforward. X executives used Don to prop up their advertising sales pitch, then canceled their partnership and dragged Don’s name through the mud." "You don’t have to be a genius to see the fraud, negligence, and reputational damage here," the lawyer remarked. "Don is an accomplished and hard-hitting journalist who’s committed to defending his good name and holding X's executives accountable. We look forward to our day in court." Former CNN host Don Lemon filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk for unceremoniously terminating their agreement for a new show on his social media platform, X, formerly Twitter (Getty Images) Additionally, Shegerian accused Elon Musk of consistently tweeting negatively about Lemon since their contract termination in March, which occurred shortly after the tech tycoon's interview for Lemon's new show on X. The discussion between the two did not go as planned, and Lemon later acknowledged in a video, "Elon Musk is mad at me." "Throughout our conversation, I kept reiterating to him that although it was tense at times, I thought it was good for people to see and hear our exchange, and that they would learn from our conversation. ... But apparently, free speech absolutism doesn’t apply when it comes to questions about him from people like me," he stated. Don Lemon sued Elon Musk and X for fraud, negligent misrepresentation, misappropriation of his name and likeness, and breach of express contract (Getty Images) Among multiple tweets about Lemon, whom Musk referred to using a lemon emoji, the billionaire claimed, "🍋 is welcome to monetize on this platform, just like everyone else. What we aren’t going to do is guarantee minimum payments to him, as he was demanding, which would be going beyond everyone else!" He added in his questionable tweet, "Unfortunately, all 🍋 wants to do is rehash the dying CNN business model 'but on social media,' which will do even worse here than it did on cable TV." Don Lemon hailed for suing Elon Musk and X over terminated contract Netizens supported the former CNN anchor's grievances against the tech billionaire after the abrupt end of his brief agreement with Musk's social media company, X. One X user remarked, "Go get him Don! That interview with Elon was liquid GOLD!" Go get him Don! That interview with Elon was liquid GOLD!