Elon Musk Threatens Legal Action Over Documentary Criticism

Elon Musk has launched a fierce public attack against filmmaker Alex Gibney, threatening to sue over a new documentary. The controversy centers on Musk's portrayal in the film and his reaction to criticism from the mothers of his children.

10 Sept, 09:05 — 10 Sept, 13:37

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Elon Musk has launched a public campaign against Alex Gibney, an Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker, following the premiere of Gibney's four-hour film about Musk at the Venice Film Festival. Musk characterized the documentary as a 'propaganda attack' and threatened legal action, highlighting the growing tension between powerful tech figures and critical media portrayals.

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Elon Musk Embarks On Vicious Rant About “Bitter Old Man” Alex Gibney & Threatens To Sue Over ‘Musk’ Documentary

Elon Musk has gone on an hours-long rampage about Alex Gibney after the Oscar-winning director premiered his documentary about the tech mogul at the Venice Film Festival. In a series of vicious and sometimes bizarre posts on X/Twitter, Musk accused the filmmaker of having “zero integrity” and being a “bitter old man who lost the […]

By Jake Kanter

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