Don Lemon, a former CNN anchor, has filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk and X, alleging fraud and breach of express contract after the abrupt cancellation of his show on the platform.  The show was axed following a tense interview between Lemon and Musk in March. Here’s a highlight: Elon Musk absolutely DESTROYED Don Lemon in his interview. Here’s a snippet. Watch it. pic.twitter.com/0V93RooPAy — Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) March 14, 2024 The Verge reports: The complaint — filed on August 1st in the Superior Court of California for San Francisco County — claims that after advertisers fled Twitter in the wake of Musk’s takeover, Musk and other X executives began courting Lemon with the goal of publicizing “a partnership between X and Lemon” that would associate “the X brand with Lemon’s good name, likeness, identity, and reputation” in order to “rehabilitate” the social platform in the eyes of advertisers. Lemon entered an exclusive partnership deal with X in January 2024, after months of negotiations, according to the complaint, which claims Musk initially contacted Lemon in June 2023 asking him to join the platform. The complaint claims Lemon “expressed his reservations … due to the ongoing controversies surrounding the X platform.” In response, Musk allegedly told Lemon that he would have full control over the work he produced — even if Musk or others at X didn’t like it — and that there was “no need for a formal written agreement or to ‘fill out paperwork.’” That December, Lemon met with X executives — CEO Linda Yaccarino and Brett Weitz, at the time X’s head of content, talent, and brand sales — for dinner. According to the complaint, Lemon once again expressed his hesitancy to enter into a partnership with the platform. Weeks after the meeting, Weitz texted Lemon, “You’re set up for a lot of $$ this year,” the complaint claims. “Lemon said in a lawsuit that Elon Musk had agreed to pay him $1.5 million annually to produce shows exclusively on X,” X Daily News noted. NEWS: Don Lemon Sues Elon Musk Over Canceled X Deal Lemon said in a lawsuit that Elon Musk had agreed to pay him $1.5 million annually to produce shows exclusively on X pic.twitter.com/DzGaWnWHVr — X Daily News (@xDaily) August 1, 2024 Per Variety: Lemon’s lawsuit seeks unspecified monetary damages. According to the suit, Musk and X agreed to pay Lemon $1.5 million (with $200,000 paid up-front within three business days and the remainder paid in quarterly installments) under the pact. Per the complaint, the deal also included additional incentives including: the option to renew the one-year deal two times with the same terms, at Lemon’s sole discretion; 60% of the gross ad revenue that X received for programmatic advertising generated from Lemon’s content on X; performance threshold bonus payments (for example, $250,000 for reaching 4 million followers and up to $1 million for reaching 10 million); $500,000 in advertising credits on X; 10% of the net revenue that X received once it exceeded $350,000 for content creators that Lemon referred to X for a period of 48 months; and that all content created by Lemon originating on or distributed on X was wholly owned by Lemon. Lemon did not have a signed agreement with X. According to the lawsuit, Lemon had a phone call on June 16, 2023, with Musk, who asked Lemon to enter into an exclusive partnership deal with X. Per the suit, “Lemon expressed reservations about entering into a partnership with X due to the ongoing controversies surrounding the X platform. In response, and to induce Lemon to enter into an exclusive partnership deal with X, Musk represented to Lemon that he would have full authority and control over the work he produced even if disliked by Defendants, and that there would be no need for a formal written agreement or to ‘fill out paperwork.’” BREAKING: DON LEMON SUES ELON OVER CANCELED X DEAL Don Lemon is suing Elon, alleging X reneged on a $1.5M annual deal after a contentious interview. Lemon claims Elon agreed to pay him without a contract, reassuring him there was "no need to 'fill out paperwork.'" Lemon's… pic.twitter.com/1bDELJwAaF — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) August 1, 2024 Read the full complaint HERE.

Watch the protesters in New York City on this link. They are angry that two terrorists were killed this week: the leaders of Hezbollah and Hamas were assassinated. These people are supporting terrorists. The protesters are terrorists and should be arrested. An American flag was burned and Hamas flags were flown at a Times Square […] The post Watch NYC After News of the 9/11 Terrorists Deal appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

A federal appeals court sided with Texas on Tuesday, saying that the state does not have to remove a water buoy barrier placed in the Rio Grande to deter illegal immigration. In its decision, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Biden administration failed to provide evidence that the barrier needed to be removed, vacating a lower court’s order. The Justice Department had filed a lawsuit against Texas accusing it of violating federal law after it placed a chain of floating buoys along a stretch of the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass.  “Cognizant of our role as a court of review and of the reality that a preliminary injunction is an exceptional remedy, we hold that the district court clearly erred in finding that the United States will likely prove that the barrier is in a navigable stretch of the Rio Grande,” Circuit Judge Don Willett wrote. “We cannot square the district court’s findings and conclusions with over a century’s worth of precedent, which on a fair and faithful reading renders inapplicable or unpersuasive the evidence on which the district court relies.” Willett said the lower court sided with the DOJ, saying that the barrier threatened human life and safety, impaired navigation, and violated the Rivers and Harbors Act. He said that neither justification was supported by the evidence.  The decision specifically criticized the district court attributing the barrier to drownings in the river.  “The district court again set aside reason by inferring that the barrier caused the deaths of two people found nearby—one at the southern end of the barrier and the other three miles upriver — from news articles that said nothing of the sort,” Willett wrote. In a dissent, Circuit Judge Dana Douglas wrote that the lower court’s decision was backed by the evidence. “The district court relied on all the evidence discussed herein to find that the balance of hardships favors the United States. It considered the threat to navigation and federal government operations on the Rio Grande, as well as the potential threat to human life the floating barrier created,” he wrote. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Republican Governor Greg Abbott celebrated the decision. “We fought to keep these barriers in the water, and with the Fifth Circuit’s decision, that is exactly where they will remain,” Abbott said. “This fight is far from over. Texas will continue to defend our constitutional right to secure our southern border to keep our state and the nation safe.” Further litigation on the barriers is expected to begin on August 6. 

China’s Pan Zhanle won a decisive victory in the men’s 100 freestyle on Wednesday, beating the rest of the field at the Olympic Games in Paris by a full second and setting a new world record — and immediately threw shade at two of his competitors, Kyle Chalmers (AUS) and Jack Alexy (USA). Pan finished the race in 46.40, knocking 0.4 off his previous world record time set earlier this year and the world championships in Doha, Qatar: “Today I finally beat them all. In such a challenging pool, I broke the world record. This is a tremendous performance and a great start for team China.” But a short time after the race, he told reporters that some of the other swimmers had been less than friendly towards him. “When I finished the 4×100 freestyle relay the other day, I said ‘hi’ to Chalmers, but he totally ignored me. Also [Jack] Alexy from the U.S. When we were training, our coach was standing by the poolside and he turned in such a way that the water splashed right onto the coach. I felt he looked down on us a little,” Pan said in an interview. Chalmers, who won gold at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and had hoped to repeat that victory in Paris, finished just over a second behind Pan for the silver medal — but he did not recall any instance in which he had given the Chinese athlete the cold shoulder. “I find it a bit weird. I gave him a fist pump before the relays … and then my focus went to my teammates and my own racing. We had a laugh together at warmdown last night, but no issues from my end,” he said. Alexy, who finished seventh in Wednesday’s final, did not comment on Pan’s claim. WATCH THE TRAILER FOR ‘AM I RACIST?’ — MATT WALSH’S EXPOSÉ ON DEI As ESPN reported, “the Chinese swim team has been under intense scrutiny” leading up to the Paris Olympic Games after it was revealed that a number of athletes had tested positive for banned substances in 2021 but were still allowed to compete in the Tokyo Games. China has repeatedly blamed “contaminated food” when athletes test positive for banned substances. For his part, Chalmers did not question Pan’s Wednesday victory or his new world record: “For him to produce a 46.40 and break the world record in the Olympic final is incredible. I do everything I possibly can to win the race, and guess everyone’s doing the same as I am and staying true to the sport and integrity of sport. I trust that he’s done everything he possibly can to be there. And he deserves that gold medal. And I did everything I possibly could to challenge for that gold medal.” American distance swimmer Katie Ledecky weighed in on the use of performance-enhancing substances before the Olympics, saying, “I hope everyone here (in Paris) is going to be competing clean this week. But what really matters also is: Were they training clean? Hopefully, that’s been the case. Hopefully, there’s been even testing around the world.”

Last week’s recall of Boar’s Head meat has expanded to include 7 million additional pounds of deli meats and poultry items. Boar’s Head Recall: What You Need To Know NBC News states that as of Tuesday, “34 people have gotten sick across 13 states.” Additionally, there have been 33 hospitalizations and two fatalities. Last week’s Boar’s Head recall included more than 207,000 pounds of liverwurst and ham products. The expanded recall includes 71 additional products with sell-by dates from July 29 through October 17 of this year. You can find the entire list here.  Boar’s Head Recall: How Did They Find Out? Boar’s Head learned of the situation after The Maryland Department of Health tested an unopened sample of liverwurst. The company then issued the following statement. “On Friday, July 25, 2024, we initiated an immediate and voluntary recall of our Strassburger Brand Liverwurst because it had the potential to be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes.” Following news of further outbreaks, it released a new statement. “On Monday evening, July 29, 2024, we learned from the USDA that our Strassburger Brand Liverwurst has been linked to the national deli meat Listeria monocytogenes outbreak. Based on this new information, we took steps to ensure we are doing everything possible to protect public health.” What Is Listeria, And What Happens If You Consume It? Regarding Listeria and Listeriosis, the CDC states this on their website. ” Listeriosis is a serious infection usually caused by eating food contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogens.” Most people who fall ill with listeria will only experience mild symptoms and not need treatment. However, young children, the elderly, or those with weakened immune systems may experience more serious symptoms. The Food and Drug Administration lists these as potential symptoms of a listeria infection. Mild Symptoms: Fever Muscle aches Nassau Vomiting Diarrhea Severe Symptoms: Headache Stiff neck Confusion Loss of Balance Convulsions Death (in certain cases) You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Massive Boar’s Head Recall: 7 Million More Pounds Of Deli Meats Pulled For Bacterial Contamination appeared first on InspireMore.

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