Court: Musk Can’t Move Don Lemon’s Case From CA

Courthouse News reports:

Federal courts do not have jurisdiction over a fraud and breach of contract suit filed by former CNN host Don Lemon against Elon Musk, a federal judge said in a ruling determining that Musk and X Corp. were citizens of California when the action was filed.

Lemon’s suit — claiming that he and Musk had a deal for an interview show on X, including a guaranteed $1.5 million annual salary along with other bonuses and incentives — will remain in San Francisco Superior Court where he first filed it in August.

Lemon claims he spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to set up a company and studio to record the interviews but was never paid after Musk became angry at a question during a March 8 interview.

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Don Lemon’s suit against Elon Musk over botched show deal will remain in San Francisco

A federal judge ruled that Musk and X Corp. were citizens of California when the former CNN anchor filed his action in September. www.courthousenews.com/don-lemons-s…

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