Wake Up Call: Lemon Hires Shegerian in Musk, X Show Deal Suit

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• Former CNN anchor Don Lemon hired Los Angeles trial lawyer Carney Shegerian in his lawsuit against Elon Musk and X, arguing that Musk refused to pay him after a content deal with the social platform was canceled. Musk agreed to pay Lemon $1.5 million annually to produce videos exclusively on X, but canceled the deal following a March interview for the show where Lemon asked about Musk’s drug use and politics. (The New York Times)
• Spencer Fane ...