Elon Musk compares Don Lemon to the spoiled child from 'Willy Wonka'

Elon Musk upped the ante in his ongoing beef with Don Lemoncomparing him to Veruca Salt – the bratty kid in the 'Willy Wonka' films.

In a Friday evening post on X, the billionaire mogul wrote: “Don 'Veruca Salt' [lemon emoji]' which paired the former CNN moderator with the spoiled girl character, who whined about wanting things from her rich father during the famous 1971 film.

As you know, the bad blood between the two men stems from Elon terminate Don's contract to host his own TV show on the Musk-owned social media platform X.

Earlier this week, Elon got mad at Don after they did that sat down for an interview that was supposed to appear on X, but it never happened.

Don asked a number of questions that caught Elon off guard, prompting Musk to terminate the deal they had together before the show even aired.

Don then went to CNN – his former employer – to discuss with the host what happened Erin Burnett. A few snippets of the Elon interview aired, giving a glimpse into the line of questions that irritated Musk. Hate speech about X and Elon's ketamine use were among the topics of discussion.

The New York Post reported Friday that Don presented a list of demands to Elon during contract negotiations, including a free Tesla Cybertruck and $8 million with $5 million paid up front.

We spoke to Don after the whole debacle and he told us X needs his voice on the platform.