former CNN Anchor Don Lemon’s interview with the multi-billionaire and his then-boss Elon Musk finally aired on Monday, revealing that the former Twitter owner of X may have canceled the former’s show on the platform. We now have a better glimpse of a possible reason.
Musk abruptly canceled Lemon’s show after the interview, sparking speculation about the billionaire’s motives. One possible reason he said is that Lemon asked pointed questions about Musk’s drug use.
Up until now I’ve only been able to peek into conversations, but this morning All episodes of “The Don Lemon Show”“We finally put everything on the table.
During the hour-long interview, Musk doubled down on his use of ketamine, a potentially hallucinogenic anesthetic that has been used as a treatment for depression.
“It’s all about execution,” Musk told Lemon. “Tesla is worth more than the rest of the auto industry combined. From scratch, that’s pretty good.”
He further argued that his use of ketamine was in Tesla’s best interest, adding, “From an investor’s perspective, if there’s something I’m taking, we should continue to take it.”
Of course, what he didn’t mention is the fact that the EV maker is currently in a complete slump, becoming the worst-performing stock in the S&P 500 in recent months.
The conversation became noticeably tense when Lemon brought up the topic of drugs.
“You know, I think it’s a pretty private thing to ask someone about their prescription,” Musk told Lemon shortly after bringing up the topic of ketamine. “Sometimes, yeah…” he said. “I think there’s a negative chemical state in the brain, something like depression.”
“Ketamine helps you get out of a negative mindset,” Musk told Lemon, insisting that his depression, or “chemical current,” was not linked to any “negative news.”
Musk claimed in the interview that he received a “real” prescription from a “real doctor.”
“Did you ever feel like you abused it?” Lemon asked.
“I don’t think so,” Musk responded, saying he worked too hard and didn’t have time to “waste.”
This is an interesting new wrinkle in the conversation surrounding mercurial CEO drug use. In January, wall street journal has been released terrible report Tesla and SpaceX leaders were apparently concerned about his use of “illegal drugs”, which reportedly ranged from cocaine to LSD.
The report said Musk took ketamine recreationally and not only under the supervision of a medical professional, as he suggested in his interview with Lemon.
since then, WSJ The question of whether Musk’s drug use affects, or is affecting, his work at many companies is hotly debated.
As is often the case with Mr. Musk, we are left with more questions than answers. What about other “illegal drugs”? WSJ Is it mentioned in that report? Is Mr. Musk addicted to other drug use?
Musk claimed he has never failed a drug test, especially at SpaceX, which has multiple government contracts. NASA acknowledged this in an earlier statement futurism.
“Whatever you’re doing, of course you should keep doing it!” Musk tweeted In January, he claimed that Tesla and SpaceX had become extremely valuable.
But Musk’s sudden cancellation of Lemon’s show on the X show may have drawn even more attention to his reported drug habit.Did he break his contract to get attention? away Or was Musk simply exasperated by the tough questions?
Since their rift, there has been little love lost between the two, and Musk has been bombarded with personal insults.
in friday tweetMusk called Lemon an “arrogant idiot who spews nonsense.”
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