Don Lemon and Tamron Hall on Tamron Hall
*If you missed it, in a daytime exclusive interview on today’s “Tamron Hall,” journalist and former CNN host Don Lemon addressed his recent sit-down with former business partner Elon Musk.
Lemon’s hour-long interview with Musk marked the premiere of “The Don Lemon Show,” which Musk had planned to stream on his social media platform “X”, formerly known as Twitter.
Lemon addressed some of the contentious moments from the interview and reacted to Musk’s decision to pull his show from X following the interview.
In addition to discussing the failed deal with X/Musk, Lemon reveals his plans for his upcoming wedding with fiancé Tim Malone
Then, in another daytime exclusive, actress Nicole Eggert reveals her journey with a recent breast cancer diagnosis and how she continues to have a positive outlook for her fight ahead.
Don Lemon addresses misconceptions about his business partnership with Elon Musk:
“He was a distribution partner. Just like your show [“Tamron Hall”] is distributed on different networks and different platforms. He was just a partner in that and that was just one thing, but originally it’s always been our intention for the show to go to as many places as possible on YouTube, on iHeartRadio, on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, and on and on. So wherever you get streaming content, or wherever you get podcasts, you can get the show, and thank you all for tuning in and signing up.”
Don Lemon on his hesitancy to partner with the ‘erratic’ Elon Musk:
“As they say in the South, ‘You knew I was a snake before you picked me up,’ right? So again, I’m not saying he’s a snake but I’m saying I knew what I was dealing with. It was a person who is a bit erratic. So, yes, I knew that, but what I wanted to do was, they said they wanted to bring some credibility to the platform.
He said, ‘I want to have voices from all different perspectives.’”
Lemon on asking Musk about his ketamine use and his own experience with antidepressants:
“This is a journey because that was one of the things that we agreed upon, and his answer was good, but it took him a while to get to it and people said, ‘why did you keep following up?’ I was like, because he has talked about this and I was waiting for him to get to that and finally he got to it, but let me share something with you. I have suffered from depression, right? I take an antidepressant now, it’s Wellbutrin or something like that. So I’m very transparent about that. It helped me get through the summer, you know, after losing a job, being fired. So, I do talk therapy now, but my doctor has also done guided therapy with me on drugs. I don’t know if it’s ever been ketamine but he says, you know, you should try other things. Then SSRI. Also, I don’t know if you’ve done it. It has helped people with PTSD when you use those drugs, but you have to do it under a doctor’s care. He said it was very personal. I said, well, the only reason I’m talking about this is because you put it out into the public domain.”
Lemon addresses being considered “greedy” in his podcast deal with Elon Musk:
“It’s an obvious distraction, right? They’re trying to sully my reputation. They’re trying to smear me. It’s ridiculous, right? So I don’t want to get into that. It’s not true. But here’s the thing, you’re right. When people negotiate all the time, and maybe they’re not used to talent negotiations.
“I’m not saying that any of that’s true. But people ask for a lot of things. That doesn’t mean you’re going to get it. If you don’t ask, you’re not going to get it.”
Don Lemon reveals his plans for his upcoming wedding with fiancé Tim Malone:
“We’ve picked out our songs. There will be some people you know at the wedding, and it was very important – we’re getting married in a church. The religion part was very important to me because I grew up religious. I’m a believer, right? I’m a Christian. So I believe in that. Tim is a Catholic. We couldn’t get married in the Catholic Church for obvious reasons, but also the legal part is very important to me as well because I didn’t think my relationship would ever be public. But I also never thought that I would be able to get married. I picked up my marriage license and the person who is going to officiate our wedding, it’s gonna be someone… It’s going to be legal. Real, real, legal!”
Nicole Eggert on how she feels “amazing” despite her cancer diagnosis:
“Well, it is the irony because people say, ‘how are you feeling?’ and I say, ‘I feel the best I’ve ever felt.’ But for me, it was about controlling the controllable right, and what can I do? I’m gonna give chemo its day and it’s respect and what can I do to help my body along and for me, that was mind, body, spirit. Have faith in whatever that is for you, doing the research on what foods to fight cancer, and what foods contribute to the growth of cancer. Keeping my mind in a really healthy place has been everything. And all of these things came together with all this love and support. And the irony is I feel amazing.”
“Tamron Hall” is distributed in national syndication by Disney Entertainment. Broadcast from New York City, the show is executive produced by Hall and Quiana Burns. The show broadcasts from New York City and features a dynamic mix of live and taped shows.
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