Kathy Griffin lost her privilege of “free speech” on Twitter after her account was suspended. This was followed by a tweet from Elon Musk warning people about “engaging in impersonation.”
18.10.2022 - 08:15 / deadline.com
When you’re deep in among the cocktail parties and dinners or meeting up with much missed contacts at Mipcom, it might be easy to forget you’re there: the shows. To help you remember, we bring you Deadline’s The Hot Ones, our guide to some of the best TV being sold in Cannes in 2022. You might have heard whispers along the Croisette about the next big global hit, and The Hot Ones is our pick of a wealth of programing, featuring some of the biggest names in television, from the top players in distribution.
Fremantle
Length: 3 x 60’
Producer: 72 Films
Barely a week goes by without Elon Musk dominating the world’s media coverage.
The world’s richest man continues to intrigue the public and with The Elon Musk Show, 72 Films, the prolific producer behind the likes of The Trump Show and Netflix’s Jimmy Savile: A Very British Horror Story, has honed in on this fascination. BAFTA Craft-winning Defending Digga D director Marian Mohamed is directing with A&E in the War Zone’s Jeremy Llewellyn Jones.
Fremantle is distributing the three-parter, which promises to “get to the heart of who Elon Musk really is”. It’s set to air on the BBC next year, telling the intimate story of his journey to becoming the globe’s richest person… and one of its most controversial.
Revealed exclusively by Deadline earlier this year, The Elon Musk Show uses extensive and unseen archive from the Tesla founder’s time in Silicon Valley, analyzing key moments including, most recently, the botched Twitter buyout, a saga that the producers swiftly folded into the documentary.
Angela Neillis, Fremantle’s SVP, Non-Scripted Content, is bullish about the show’s prospects globally.
“Elon Musk is undeniably fascinating, and we know that he is someone who generates
Kathy Griffin lost her privilege of “free speech” on Twitter after her account was suspended. This was followed by a tweet from Elon Musk warning people about “engaging in impersonation.”
The $8 War of the Blue Checks is heating up.
Twitter has reportedly sent out a company-wide email warning its estimated 7,500 employees that layoffs will start Friday.
Plans to charge Twitter users for verified 'blue tick' accounts could cost the Scottish Government and local authorities thousands of pounds if implemented. The social media giant is reportedly considering changes to its Blue subscription service, which could see users charged $20 (£17.30) a month or $240 a year.
Elon Musk, who just took over Twitter in a $44 billion leveraged buyout, sought to allay fears about the direction of the social media company by saying it is forming a content moderation council.
Elon Musk told advertisers in an open letter today that he believes “advertising, when done right, can delight, entertain and inform,” reassuring the group that makes up the bulk of Twitter’s revenue that ads are still welcome on the platform.
Elon Musk appropriately documented his arrival Wednesday at Twitter headquarters on the social media platform, two days before a Friday deadline imposed by a judge for Musk to acquire the tech giant.
Elon Musk, the tech titan believes that ex-girlfriend Grimes is so perfect that she must be a simulation he created in his mind, according to a new BBC documentary. The same documentary, called The Elon Musk Show, then goes on to say that Grimes actually agrees with the theory. The Canadian singer was already 31 when she met Musk but those three decades in existence appear not to have swayed her too much when considering the theory.
SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk denied a report he engaged in correspondence or contact with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in regard to the Ukraine invasion, but the Democratic chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee warned the world's richest man not to get "over his skis" in foreign affairs. Sen.
Elon Musk has created an empire as the cofounder of SpaceX and Tesla. The son of Maye Musk and Errol Musk, Elon’s startups have grown to become multi-billion-dollar titans. But the entrepreneur from South Africa has also made headlines for his love life over the years.
Elon Musk is sharing his thoughts about expanding his family in the future. The 51-year-old billionaire talked about his plans during a recent interview with the Financial Times, as he is now a father of 10 kids.The Tesla CEO, who recently unveiled his latest life-changing invention, explained that he is “pretty sure there are no other babies looming.” And while he clarified his decision, he also called himself an “autumn chicken,” so he could be wanting more children in the future.Elon’s fatherhood journey began in 2002 after welcoming his son Nevada, however he sadly died at 10 weeks old.
Elon Musk, who is a father of 10 – nine living – said recently he may have more children in the future but said he believes there are "no other babies looming." Musk has five living children with his first wife Justine Wilson (their first child died of sudden infant death syndrome), two children with ex-girlfriend singer Grimes and it was revealed this year he had twins with executive Shivon Zilis who works at his company Neuralink. "I’m pretty sure there are no other babies looming," he joked to the Financial Times after the interviewer asked about potential pending pregnancies. He said as a 51-year-old "autumn chicken" he would consider having more kids if he feels he can be a good father to them. Elon Musk and son X Æ A-12 on stage TIME Person of the Year on December 13, 2021, in New York City. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images for TIME) The Tesla and SpaceX CEO has said one of his biggest concerns is underpopulation and in June he joked on Twitter of his growing brood: "I mean, I’m doing my part haha." He admitted that some friends have said he should have as many as 500 children but that would be a "bit weird." Most of his kids were conceived via in vitro fertilization. He also opened up about his estrangement with his transgender daughter Vivian, blaming "communism" in the education system for her reportedly not wanting anything to do with him.