Dumped, sued and exposed: is this Elon Musk’s worst week yet? From that Twitter lawsuit and his secret twins revelation with Shivon Zilis, to girlfriend Natasha Bassett breaking up with him
The world’s richest man, who has an estimated net worth of US$226 billion, has probably had one of his toughest weeks.
Here’s everything you need to know …
Twitter sues over his about-turn on his US$44 billion buy
Twitter Inc. is suing Musk for what it claims is a violation of a US$44 billion deal to buy the social media platform. Twitter asked a Delaware court to order that the deal goes ahead as planned.
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“Musk apparently believes that he, unlike every other party subject to Delaware contract law, is free to change his mind, trash the company, disrupt operations, destroy stockholder value and walkway,” said the organisation in a statement.
Musk has been widely reported as saying he was ending the deal as Twitter did not comply with requests for information regarding fake or spam accounts on the platform. Twitter saw its shares tumble to US$34.06 from US$50 when the deal was first accepted.
His surprise twins revelation with AI queen Shivon Zilis
She apparently welcomed twins in November last year. She also reportedly moved to Austin, Texas, where Musk is based, to be closer to him. Neither have commented on the news. The information surfaced after court papers emerged, revealing Zilis had requested for the twins to have Musk’s surname.
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… And his second child with Grimes a month later
After news broke about the new additions to Musk’s family, old tweets where Musk said he was doing his “bit” to increase the population in the US re-emerged. Musk was responding to information about the birth rate in the US facing a downward trend. In March, Grimes confirmed she and Musk had split, but she has said they remain good friends.
Natasha Bassett and Elon Musk – broken up?
Multiple outlets have reported that Musk and Australian actress Natasha Bassett ended their relationship after the news of his secret twins was revealed to the world.
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Tesla lays off more than 200 employees
In June, Musk warned that worker lay-offs at Tesla would be expected. The news was confirmed after staff were given notice of the action. Reuters reported that 229 employees at the San Mateo office would lose their jobs. The office is also going to be permanently closed.
According to Bloomberg, Musk said the company was expected to increase its hourly workforce. Crunchbase has also reported that more than 28,000 workers had lost their jobs in the tech industry in the US this year alone – ouch.
- News broke that the SpaceX CEO fathered twins with AI engineer and colleague Shivon Zilis in November 2021 – just a month before his ex Grimes had her second kid with him
- Australian actress Natasha Bassett, who recently starred in Elvis, ended her relationship with Musk after news of his secret twins was revealed to the world