Tesla CEO and now the owner of Twitter Elon Musk made a grand entry at Met Gala 2022 in his first public appearance since his takeover of the microblogging site, accompanied by his supermodel mother Maye Musk.
The world’s richest man was asked by a reporter as to why he would make time for the Met Gala, to which Musk replied, “My mom wanted to come, so I brought my mom. That’s the reason.”
Musk seemed dressed in his best bib and tucker as he donned a classic black tuxedo, while his mother dolled up in a velvet Dior dress which she accessorised with multi-strand pearl necklace. The billionaire also presented his funky style as he made some goofy poses for the photographers.
Meanwhile, he also spoke about the vision for his latest acquisition – Twitter. “My goal would be to make Twitter as inclusive as possible,” Musk told Vogue live stream host LaLa Anthony. Musk added that he hopes people find the social media platform “interesting and entertaining and funny. And that it makes their life better.”
The Tesla boss added that he would make the microblogging site transparent about how tweets are promoted or demoted. On being questioned about a potential exodus of employees, he stated, “It’s a free country.”
“Certainly if anyone doesn’t feel comfortable with that, they will on their own accord go somewhere else. That’s fine,” Musk said.
Musk-Twitter Deal
On April 4, the world’s richest man’s stake in the microblogging site became public. He was offered a board seat, which he declined on April 9. Five days later on April 14, the Tesla boss offered to buy Twitter for $43 billion in cash and take it private. The “best and final” offer was $54.20 a share.
After days of drama and suspense, the company was sold to him on April 25.
