According to a new court filing late last week, Lemon is accusing Musk and X of "fraud, negligent misrepresentation, misappropriation of name and likeness," along with "unjust enrichment."

Musk hit back, saying in a Friday post on X that Lemon "made a series of impressively insane demands. We declined. Therefore, there was no deal."

Lemon wanted (among other things):

A free Tesla Cybertruck

A $5 million upfront payment on top of an $8 million salary

An equity stake in X, and the right to approve any changes in X policy as it relates to news content.

As the Epoch Times notes, in January, the two entered a content agreement involving Lemon hosting his own show on the platform, court documents say. The deal was worth $1.5 million annually in addition to advertising revenue, full authority over his content, and financial incentives.

According to the lawsuit, filed in San Francisco state court, Lemon claims Musk made "false representations and promises" about the exclusive partnership.

Musk canceled the partnership in March, and the complaint alleges that Lemon had already invested hundreds of thousands of dollars into creating the show.

The complaint says that while there was no signed agreement with X, Lemon had a phone conversation with Musk in June 2023 during which Musk asked him to enter the exclusive partnership despite having initial reservations.