Don Lemon suggests Elon Musk is racist after X partnership canceled

Former CNN host Don Lemon, who demanded that Elon Musk give him the first podcast hosted by SpaceX in outer space, a Cybertruck, and a $5 million advance payment as part of a deal has now suggested Musk is racist and doesn't want to answer to people who don't "look like him." 

After a deal for a show on X between Lemon and Musk was reportedly thrown out by the owner of the social media company, Lemon has now suggested it had something to do with his race.  

During an interview with People about that and other topics, Lemon said of Musk, "He's not used to being held to account. He's not used to having to answer to anyone, especially someone like me who doesn't share his worldview, who doesn't look like him. You know what I'm saying?" 

There has been drama playing out between the two figures in politics in the recent days after the deal was terminated.  

Musk at one point compared Lemon to the spoiled child in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" Veruca Salt, who is portrayed as being manipulative and immature.  

The fallout from the contract being canceled comes after Lemon and Musk sat down in an interview where Lemon tried to grill Musk about regulating "hate speech" on the X platform.  

"I don't have to answer questions from reporters. Now the only reason I'm doing this interview is because you're on the X platform and you asked for it," Musk responded to Lemon's questions at the time.