*Don Lemon expressed his desire for Elon Musk, the head of SpaceX, to catapult him into orbit for the inaugural outer space podcast adventure.
Lemon allegedly presented Musk with a wishlist that outlined his desire for a free Cybertruck and included various demands during contract negotiations with X before his abrupt dismissal last week, The New York Post reports.
During negotiations to host a show on Elon Musk’s social media platform X, the former CNN anchor submitted a wishlist to Musk. His demands allegedly included “a free Tesla Cybertruck, a $5 million upfront payment on top of an $8 million salary, an equity stake in the multibillion-dollar company, and the right to approve any changes in X policy as it relates to news content, according to a document reviewed by The Post,” the outlet writes.
Lemon also requested a private jet flight to Las Vegas, accommodations for himself and his fiancé in a suite, and the company to cover their expenses for day drinking and massages.
One bulleted line item read: “First podcast in space to be hosted by Don (via SpaceX).”
Late last year, Musk and Lemon announced their partnership for Don to host a show on X (formerly Twitter). However, the collaborative effort ended last week following a contentious interview with the billionaire tycoon.
Musk was Lemon’s inaugural guest for the debut episode of “The Don Lemon Show,” which premiered on YouTube Monday (March 18).
Meanwhile, Lemon’s representatives refuted the claim that he had submitted a multitude of demands to Elon.
“This is absolute, complete utter nonsense without an iota of truth to it, Jay Sures, vice chairman at UTA, told The Post.
“There is nothing in your list of demands that you claim Don made of X that is true. Literally nothing,” said Lemon’s spokesperson Allison Gollust.
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