Elon Musk, going through the truth that an already financially-precarious X could possibly be poised to lose one other $75 million in advert income following his boosting of an antisemitic conspiracy idea, has a brand new message for advertisers pulling again from the platform: “Go fuck yourself.”
Musk repeated the sentiment a number of instances throughout an appearance at The New York Instances’ DealBook occasion. “Don’t advertise,” Musk stated. “If somebody is going to try and blackmail me with advertising, blackmail me with money? Go fuck yourself. Is that clear? I hope it is.”
whoa — “go fuck yourself,” Elon Musk says to Bob Iger and others who pull promoting from X
at this level it’s nearly as if he’s watching the previous Iron Man motion pictures and doing a reverse Tony Stark impression pic.twitter.com/csXxeLH2wG
— j.d. durkin (@jd_durkin) November 29, 2023
“Hey Bob,” Musk added, in an obvious reference to Disney CEO Bob Iger, who appeared on the identical occasion earlier within the day and spoke concerning the firm’s choice to drag adverts following Musk’s tweet earlier this month. Iger stated that Disney’s affiliation with X was “not necessarily a positive one for us,” in accordance with Selection.
Whereas Musk once more denied being antisemitic, he did categorical some remorse for participating with the tweet that’s resulted in one other exodus of advertisers from X. “I should have not replied to that particular person… I essentially handed a loaded gun to those who hate me,” Musk stated concerning the submit, per Selection.
X didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark. X CEO Linda Yaccarino had a front-row seat to the remarks, in accordance with The Hollywood Reporter, which reviews the previous advert exec sat “stone-faced” throughout Musk’s tirade.
