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Tesla CEO Elon Musk seems to be in the headlines again due to his ongoing feud with Disney. The businessman has been in attack mode against the House of Mouse ever since the company pulled away as an advertiser for X. That happened after he was accused of supporting antisemitic messaging on the platform.
Musk has verbally retaliated against the company and CEO Bob Iger, and also recently backed actress Gina Carano’s lawsuit against the component for wrongful termination fromThe Mandalorian. When the businessman recently attended the premiere of the filmLola, he hinted at wanting to buy Disney, driving the Internet into a frenzy.
Why Is Elon Musk Feuding With Disney?
Elon Muskhas been known to not mince words and be diplomatic about his feelings about a situation. The owner of X has always been vocal against curbing free speech on the social media platform and has made it a point to call out parties who have indulged in threatening or removing users from the platform in the past.
However, according toInside The Magic, Musk recently came under fire when he reportedly responded to an antisemitic tweet. He reportedly said, ‘That is the actual truth’ to thepostwhich criticized the Jewish population in the West.
Musk’s endorsement of the tweet reportedly led to many prominent companies retracting their advertising on the platform. Companies such as Apple, IBM, Netflix, and Disney were some of the companies that pulled advertising from the social media platform, which mostly runs on advertising money.
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Since then, Musk has been feuding with Disney for their actions as well as their practices in the company. In the recent DealBook Summit, Musk responded to a question that asked about the issue by directly attacking Disney CEO Bob Iger. According toThe Verge, he said,
“If somebody is going to try to blackmail me with advertising, blackmail me with money, go fck yourself. Go fck yourself. Is that clear? I hope it is. Hey Bob, if you’re in the audience.”
The CEO also decided to back the lawsuit filed by actress and former MMA fighter Gina Carano, who was fired from the Disney Plus showThe Mandaloriandue to her ‘political’ posts on X. According toThe Hollywood Reporter, Carano was suing both Disney and Lucasfilm to reinstate her as a main cast on the show.
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Elon Musk Eyes Disney As His Next Big Buy And Fans Are Not Impressed
After Disney and many other companies pulled their advertising from X (formerly Twitter), Tesla CEO Elon Musk seemed to have gone on a rampage against the media giant. He has been attacking the company on X, especially against its diversity hiring policy for actors and other positions. He also mentioned in anotherpostthat he would be extending legal support to anyone who has faced ‘discrimination’ by Disney due to their hiring policy.
In thepostabout the company’s hiring practices, Musk was asked by a user if he would buy the company. The CEO only replied with a ‘thinking’ emoji to the tweet, sending the Internet into a frenzy about what was on the man’s mind. Musk also hinted at a Disney takeover in a recent interview withFabTVat the premiere ofLola, which starred actress Nicola Peltz. When asked why was he there at the premiere, he said,
“I’m just here with friends… Thinking about what companies to acquire.”
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The Tesla CEO’s comments have been receiving a divisive response on the Internet as many were against his takeover of the social media platform. Fans of the MCU were also not happy with the potential as they were already seeing a downward trend in the quality of the shows over the past few years.
https://twitter.com/Fan_FlickOn/status/1755202846730158506
Fuck no. Bros gonna put Marvel in deeper shit 💀
He will change the name to Xland
Elon’s response when asked why he ruined Twitter:pic.twitter.com/6gqWVabDvx
If that happens, He’ll change the Name to something like “D Studios” and make it all about Right Wing Politics and make things Worse.
Whether Elon Musk would buy Disney or not, which would take a lot of money, the CEO does not seem to have gotten over the company’s punishment for his problematic posts.
Nishanth A
Senior Writer
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Nishanth A is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows with over 2,000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years and a scriptwriter at various corporations before that, working on educational content. With a Communications, English Literature, and Psychology triple major, Nishanth usually covers news and analyses on Star Trek, particularly Strange New Worlds and The Next Generation; Doctor Who, the DCU, and more.A Nolan fan, Nishanth spends his time exploring the filmographies of various directors with an auteurial style or can be found making short movies of his own. He has also contributed as a feature writer for Film Companion, focusing on the South division.
