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Judge Rules Don Lemon Can Proceed With Claims In Lawsuit Against Elon Musk’s X
The ruling lets the case proceed to the next stages.
A San Francisco judge ruled that Don Lemon has met the threshold to continue his lawsuit against Elon Musk ‘s X on claims including fraud, misappropriation of name and likeness and breach of implied contract. In return, Lemon was to receive $1.5 million, as well as a number of other incentives, including the option to renew two times at the same terms, 60% of the gross revenue from the programmatic advertising generated by the content, and “performance threshold” payments based on followers reached, according to the lawsuit. Lemon claimed in the lawsuit that he was then “rushed” into agreeing to the partnership deal, and was informed that it would be withdrawn unless he attended the CES conference in January and announced it on X the same day, a move meant to entice advertisers.
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