Earlier this year, Grimes gave a candid interview to Vanity Fair and subsequently revealed that she and Tesla/Space-X founder Elon Musk had broken up, while also welcoming their second child together.
Twitter, Elon Musk Attorneys Spar Over Whistleblower Claims At Testy Hearing
07.09.2022 - 02:49 / deadline.com
Lawyers for Elon Musk dialed upped the drama in Delaware Chancery Court today, insisting nothing less than “justice and truth” requires a three-week extension to the planned start date of a trial over whether the billionaire Tesla founder must honor his agreement to buy the social media platform.
Proceedings are currently set for October 17.
Musk inked the $44 billion deal in April and unilaterally terminated it in July, prompting Twitter’s lawsuit. His case didn’t look superb but appeared to get a shot of adrenaline on news last month that Twitter’s former/fired head of security Peiter Zatko had filed a whistleblower complaint alleging lax cybersecurity and that the company uses spam accounts to boost user data. The latter claim overlaps in part with Musk’s accusations that Twitter lies about the number of fake accounts on its platform. The Musk camp had asked to amended its countersuit to reflect the whistleblower claims, and for a trial delay to explore them.
“We are asking for a few weeks to get to the truth. Doesn’t justice demand a few weeks to look into this?” said Andrew Rossman, a Musk attorney.
Twitter had initially argued and the judge agreed that a speedy trial was necessary to protect Twitter’s business from extended limbo. Its shareholders are set to vote on the deal next week.
Twitter lawyer William Savitt called Zatko a “disgruntled employee” who “never said a word about spam or bots until he started supporting Mr. Musk.”
“Twitter is prepared to try all defendant’s claims, no matter how unsupported or not viable. But we ask, we plead, for the prompt justice necessary. Whatever the result, this case can and should be brought to trial in October,” he said.
Twitter says Zatko’s complaints during and after his
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13.09.2022 / 23:15
Twitter Shareholders Approve Sale To Elon Musk As He Fights To Terminate Deal
Shareholders of Twitter voted Tuesday to approve the company’s sale to Elon Musk, a key administrative step that’s also a bit surreal as the billionaire Tesla founder is fighting in court to extricate himself from the deal.
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13.09.2022 / 21:01
Twitter Shareholders OK Elon Musk’s $44 Billion Acquisition — Which the Mega-Billionaire Wants to Walk Away From
Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Twitter shareholders want Elon Musk to keep his word and buy out the social network for $44 billion. But the tech multibillionaire is doing everything he can to try to nix the deal. On Tuesday, at a special meeting of Twitter shareholders, the company’s investors voted in favor of approving Musk’s takeover, which was announced in April. But the vote was a minor formality to the main issue: that Musk doesn’t want to buy Twitter anymore. Musk is heading toward a court trial to fight Twitter’s demand that he close the deal at the $54.20/share price that was previously agreed on.
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10.09.2022 / 02:03
Elon Musk Says Twitter’s $7.75 Million Severance Payment to Whistle-Blower Is Another Reason He’s Justified in Nixing Deal
Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Elon Musk keeps finding new reasons why he believes he can back out of his $44 billion agreement to buy Twitter. In a Sept. 9 letter to Twitter, Musk’s lawyers called out the social network’s separation agreement with Peiter “Mudge” Zatko — its former head of security who was fired in January — under which Twitter made severance payments to Zatko and his counsel totaling $7.75 million. That, according to Musk’s legal team, violated a provision of the acquisition agreement under which Twitter agreed to not “grant or provide any severance or termination payments or benefits to any Company Service Provider other than the payment of severance amounts or benefits in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice” without first getting approval from Musk. The definition of “Company Service Provider” includes Twitter’s former employees, per the letter.
nme.com
06.09.2022 / 19:04
Elon Musk criticises new ‘Lord Of The Rings’ series: “Tolkien is turning in his grave”
Elon Musk has heavily criticised Amazon‘s Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power following the release of its first two episodes.READ MORE: The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power review: epic fantasy franchise returns to rule them allThe Tesla CEO recently took to Twitter to deliver his damming verdict, writing: “Tolkien is turning in his grave.”In a follow-up tweet, he added: “Almost every male character so far is a coward, a jerk or both. Only Galadriel is brave, smart and nice.”Set thousands of years before The Hobbit and The Lord Of The Rings, the J.D.
deadline.com
06.09.2022 / 12:27
Elon Musk Slams Amazon’s ‘Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power’ As Feud With Jeff Bezos Continues: “Tolkien Is Turning In His Grave”
Elon Musk’s verdict on Amazon’s massive budget drama series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power? “Tolkien is turning in his grave”.
deadline.com
03.09.2022 / 02:33
Passionflix, A Romance Streaming Service Led By Elon Musk’s Sister, Tosca Musk, Raises $9.4 Million From AMC Networks And Others
Passionflix, a romance-focused streaming service run by Elon Musk’s sister, Tosca Musk, has raised $9.4 million in a funding round led by AMC Networks.
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31.08.2022 / 04:41
Billionaire Elon Musk's Mom Has To Sleep In The Garage When She Visits Him
Elon Musk‘s mom doesn’t live that billionaire lifestyle when she visits her son — in fact, she says it’s quite the opposite!
thewrap.com
30.08.2022 / 18:15
Elon Musk Cites Twitter Whistleblower in New Attempt to Back Out of Acquisition
SEC filing that Twitter didn’t provide sufficient data regarding the total number of spam and fake accounts, or “bots,” on the social media site. The filing noted that, “While Twitter has provided some information, that information has come with strings attached, use limitations or other artificial formatting features, which has rendered some of the information minimally useful to Mr.
deadline.com
30.08.2022 / 16:49
Twitter Calls Latest Elon Musk Claim He Can Wriggle Out Of Takeover “Invalid And Wrongful”
In their latest exchange of legal fire, Twitter has rejected new claims from billionaire Elon Musk that a whistleblower’s claims about the company give him grounds to exit his proposed $44 billion takeover.
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29.08.2022 / 21:35
Twitter Subpoenas Whistleblower & Former Security Chief Peiter Zatko
Twitter subpoenaed whistleblower Peiter Zatko today, asking for a raft of documents including any related to his “separation” from the company and his buying or selling of Twitter stock.
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27.08.2022 / 14:59
Elon Musk’s mother Maye Musk sleeps in ‘garage’ when visiting him in Texas
$229 billion — in Texas, the mom-of-three revealed she has to “sleep in the garage.”“You can’t have a fancy house near a rocket site,” she told The Times.Back in April, Elon himself revealed he doesn’t “even own a home right now,” and stays “at friend’s places.”Musk later tweeted that his primary residence is a rental from SpaceX, worth $50,000. What’s more, the residence is conveniently near the company’s Texas location. Musk began unloading his real estate portfolio last summer after revealing he would give up all tangible assets to devote his life “to Mars and Earth.” “I am selling almost all physical possessions.