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(Reuters) -Elon Musk, the world's richest person, on Tuesday tweeted that he was buying English soccer club Manchester United Plc, without offering any ...

In 2018, he tweeted there was "funding secured" for a $72 billion deal to take Tesla private, but did not make an offer. the entire fan base is sick and tired of the Glazers." One is a tunnel maker called the Boring Company. Also, I'm buying Manchester United ur (sic) welcome - Elon Musk," the 51-year-old tweeted to his 103 million followers. listed shares ahead of the New York market open. "They were my fav (sic) team as a kid." Even so, Musk's musings ignited trading in the company's U.S. United won the last of their record 20 English league titles back in 2013. The Kolkata fans club added: "It again reinstated the fact that Elon and his tweets are just gimmicks. "I want to reassure you that my family and I care deeply about Manchester United and feel a profound sense of responsibility to protect and enhance its strength for the long-term, while respecting its values and traditions," he said. "To be clear, I support the left half of the Republican Party and the right half of the Democratic Party! (Reuters) - Elon Musk, the world's richest person, briefly lifted the gloom over Manchester United's shares and fans on Wednesday by tweeting he was buying the English soccer club - only to say a little later it was all part of "a long-running joke".

Elon Musk, the world's richest person, on Tuesday tweeted that he was buying football club Manchester United Plc , without offering any details.

In 2018, he tweeted there was "funding secured" for a $72 billion deal to take Tesla private, but did not make an offer. the entire fan base is sick and tired of the Glazers." One is a tunnel maker called the Boring Company. Also, I'm buying Manchester United ur (sic) welcome - Elon Musk," the 51-year-old tweeted to his 103 million followers. listed shares ahead of the New York market open. Even so, Musk's musings ignited trading in the company's U.S. United won the last of their record 20 English league titles back in 2013. "They were my fav (sic) team as a kid." The Kolkata fans club added: "It again reinstated the fact that Elon and his tweets are just gimmicks. [(MANU.N)](https://www.reuters.com/companies/MANU.N) shares and fans on Wednesday by tweeting he was buying the English soccer club - only to say a little later it was all part of "a long-running joke". "To be clear, I support the left half of the Republican Party and the right half of the Democratic Party! Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

Billionaire may well not be serious in his claim but some fans welcomed the offer, given the club's current woes.

[before the deal collapsed in July](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jul/30/elon-musk-countersues-twitter-44bn), and has also boasted about [colonising Mars and boosting birthrates on Earth](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jul/10/elon-musk-stays-quiet-on-twitter-deal). They were my fav team as a kid”. [humiliating 4-0 away defeat to Brentford](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/aug/13/brentford-manchester-united-premier-league-match-report), the outspoken entrepreneur’s [tweet](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1559691922725281800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) offered hope – however –briefly – to fans [who want to see the back of current owners, the Florida-based Glazer family](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/aug/16/a-fish-rots-from-the-head-united-fans-plan-protests-before-liverpool-game). [falling foul of market regulators](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwi6mv_248z5AhWJ-yoKHdSlDbcQFnoECAcQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Ftechnology%2F2021%2Fjun%2F02%2Felon-musk-tweets-tesla-sec-settlement&usg=AOvVaw05p5QKvsmBih4R2p2eDvM5). With the team rooted to the bottom of the league after a [Manchester United](https://www.theguardian.com/football/manchester-united) by claiming on Twitter that he is buying the struggling Premier League club – before saying that the post was part of a “long-running joke”.

The football world is abuzz after the world's richest man Elon Musk declared he wanted to buy Manchester United.

Issues over saddling debt onto United is the primary concern for fans with United virtually debt-free prior to the arrival of the Glazers. They were my fav team as a kid." The eventual sale caused a split within United fans, with those completely opposed to it, forming the breakaway club of FC United of Manchester in the non-league pyramid, as concerns of debt association persisted. Earlier this year, there was even a group of Manchester United fans who tweeted Musk asking them to buy the club, as reported by I’m not buying any sports teams." Manchester United's current owners - The Glazer family - have yet to make a comment about the claim.

In a series of tweets, the Tesla CEO asserted that he backed both the right and left halves of the Democratic and Republican parties. Musk is a frequent Twitter ...

Elon Musk has declared that he is purchasing Manchester United Plc, a British football team. Elon Musk has said that he is buying the British football club Manchester United. Updated: 17 Aug 2022, 01:25 PM IST

“No, this is a long-running joke on Twitter. I'm not buying any sports teams,” Musk said, when asked by a user if he was serious about buying the club.

In 2018, he tweeted there was “funding secured” for a $72 billion deal to take Tesla private, but did not make an offer. One is a tunnel maker called the Boring Company. the entire fan base is sick and tired of the Glazers.” listed shares ahead of the New York market open. Also, I’m buying Manchester United ur (sic) welcome – Elon Musk,” the 51-year-old tweeted to his 103 million followers. United won the last of their record 20 English league titles back in 2013.

The richest man on earth has once again created chaos and commotion on the internet with his tweets.

his $44 billion acquisition of the social platform. The nine-word tweet sent Tesla stock surging at the time, but the SEC then accused him of misleading investors. [terminate](https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/29/tech/twitter-elon-musk-trial-date/index.html) However, Musk's tweets about Tesla have landed him in hot water, multiple times, with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The stock was still up about 3% in early trading Wednesday though. "No, this is a long-running joke on Twitter.

Elon Musk tweeted that he's buying Manchester United to send the Red Devils fan base into meltdown amid fierce anti-Glazer protests which have compounded ...

[Joel Glazer](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/joel-glazer) to fly over from the United States and help remedy the situation. "You can't blame the individual player or the manager, you've got to look at above," Neville affirmed on [Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com). Despite the Glazer family maintaining a tight grip on United since their controversial 2005 takeover, [Tesla](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/tesla-motors) and [SpaceX](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/spacex) CEO Musk has offered a hint of hope for those unhappy with the much-maligned regime. But there's a family over there in America who are just literally letting their employees take all the hits for them, and that is unforgivable." What is he doing?" Musk's tweet, which received over 140,000 likes within an hour of being posted, has been perceived by many to just be the latest in a series of irreverent social media musings by the bigwig. [Let us know your thoughts in the comments section.](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/elon-musk-man-utd-takeover-27759484#comments-section) Nevertheless, it comes at a time of great unrest around Old Trafford. [Erik ten Hag](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/erik-ten-hag) has lost his first two [Premier League](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/premier-league) matches, while star striker [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/cristiano-ronaldo) desperately wants to leave. [Gary Neville](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/gary-neville) is already pushing for the Glazers to sell his beloved club, once again criticising the American family's tumultuous tenure after the Red Devils were humiliated by losing 4-0 to [Brentford](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/gary-neville) on Saturday. [are desperate to get rid of their current owners](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/manutd-fans-glazer-protest-brighton-27679192), the Glazer family, with [more protests planned](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/man-united-fans-protests-liverpool-27758153) ahead of [Liverpool](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fc) 's visit to Old Trafford next Monday. [Elon Musk](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/elon-musk) sent [Manchester United](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/manchester-united-fc) fans into a frenzy in the early hours of Wednesday morning by posting a tweet claiming that he's about to buy the club - although he later admitted he was joking.

SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk has clarified a tweet he sent to his followers on social media indicating that he wants to buy Manchester United.

They were my fav team as a kid.— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) Although, if it were a team, it would be Man U. They were my fav team as a kid." "I am making good progress, continuing to talk to the people, I have got some good pledges and good finance. "We have an inept and frankly useless ownership who know little about this game of football. He added: "No, this is a long-running joke on Twitter.

Shares of the English soccer club Manchester United Plc briefly rose by as much as 17% in premarket trading on Wednesday.

Twitter is taking the billionaire to court over the dispute. Manchester United fans reacted surprised, yet hopeful, as many have criticized the current owners of the club, the American Glazer family. Manchester United shares, which are traded under the abbreviation MANU on the New York Stock Exchange, were up 3.68% in premarket trading as of 4:30 a.m. [tweeted](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1519480761749016577?lang=en) that he would purchase Coca-Cola "to put the cocaine back in," a tweet he referred back to on Wednesday after clarifying that he would not buy Manchester United. They were my fav team as a kid." [Manchester United](//www.cnbc.com/quotes/MANU) briefly rose by as much as 17% in premarket trading Wednesday, after [Tesla](//www.cnbc.com/quotes/TSLA) CEO Elon Musk jokingly tweeted that he would buy the club.

Prolific tweeter Elon Musk said he is buying English football club Manchester United Plc. in a thread joking about his political allegiances.

When a [Tesla Inc.](/quote/TSLA:US) fan account asked whether Musk was serious, he replied no, he isn’t buying any sports teams. [world’s richest person](https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/) sent his [initial missive](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1559691922725281800) about the storied club in a reply to an earlier post about his political allegiances. [Manchester United Plc](/quote/MANU:US), letting 4 1/2 hours go by before clarifying he was kidding about purchasing the English football club listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Frustrated supporters briefly hoped against hope the mogul was serious when he tweeted he was buying the struggling club. (Spoiler: He wasn't.)

The spending of Manchester City, owned by United Arab Emirates Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Mansour, has attracted nearly as much attention as their on-field success. And surely he couldn’t have done that without hiring top executives, something the Glazers have been abysmal at. And on and on it goes. But the problem with the Glazers isn’t, as fans often complain, that they haven’t spent enough. And just think of the potential synergies with Tesla products: Elon has yet to demonstrate a moving version of his forthcoming Optimus robot, but even a static bot would likely be an improvement in midfield on Scott McTominay. So let’s indulge it for a moment: What might an Elon Musk takeover of Manchester United actually have looked like?

Man United fans were briefly teased by the prospect of Elon Musk taking over, but his joke opens up the question of who else could buy the club.

The Microsoft founder is famed for his philanthropy and could perhaps be persuaded into buying United as a charitable enterprise, gradually nursing the ailing club back to health. Bezos has transformed the once-humble online bookshop Amazon into an omnipresent global marketplace known for its rigorous scrutiny of workers' productivity. Just saying. It would be worth it just to see what a wardrobe of home, away and third kits designed by Louis Vuitton would look like. [Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. However, he could make history by being the first person to purchase a football team using dogecoin, his cryptocurrency of choice. They were my fav team as a kid.— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) [August 17, 2022] [https://t.co/q5FawJDeaT] [August 17, 2022]

On Tuesday night, Elon Musk took to Twitter to share that he was "buying Manchester United." The Tesla CEO later clarified he was joking.

A trial is expected [in October](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/07/29/elon-musk-twitter-trial-date/). The biggest club in England is also still reeling from its most recent [4-0 loss at Brentford](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2022/08/15/ten-hag-discovering-the-mess-he-has-inherited-at-man-united/50601319/) on Saturday. [sued Musk](https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2022/07/12/twitter-sues-elon-musk-terminate-deal/10043111002/). Aside from joking about buying a Premier League club, Musk is staring down a court battle with Twitter. "Although, if it were any team, it would be Man U. But the possibility of Musk becoming United's next owner was short-lived.

The Tesla CEO took to Twitter on Tuesday evening to brazenly claim that he would be purchasing Premier League soccer team Manchester United. "Also, I'm buying ...

[user wrote](https://twitter.com/Ronny_GOAT/status/1559761906662920192) to Musk. The only hope is [@elonmusk](https://twitter.com/elonmusk)." [another fan](https://twitter.com/UTDTrey/status/1559781576094932998?s=20&t=V7IvieCZqLfpPq0rZj5T4Q) lamented. They were my fav team as a kid." "Although, if it were any team, it would be Man U. [said bluntly](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1559760618537848832?s=20&t=k9cQXcZ5MvbIOhnnPUtZWQ).

The war between Russia and Ukraine has sparked thousands of statements, opinions and reactions, and of course, Elon Musk's couldn't miss out.

I propose training at one of several centers in the Chechen Republic," he wrote. Elona." You're in the red corner, an entrepreneur and Twitter user; and Putin, in the blue, a politician and global strategist who inspires awe in the West and the U.S. The Russian diplomat responded to the tycoon with an excerpt from the short story 'The Story of the Priest and His Worker Balda' by A.S. "I hereby challenge Vladimir Putin to a (melee) fight. "How do you see this?

The Tesla boss's "joke on Twitter" likely sparked hope among the flailing soccer club's army of supporters as his lawyers battle over his abandoned bid to ...

Manchester United, known as the Red Devils, finished last season a lowly sixth in the English Premier League. Manchester United is one of the biggest clubs in the world of international soccer, but it has been suffering a prolonged slump. As part of the deal with the SEC, Musk was told to obtain legal approval for any tweets about information that could affect Tesla's stock price. state of Delaware over his [aborted plan to buy Twitter](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-pulls-twitter-tesla-44-billion/). The world's richest man has a habit of posting provocative statements on Twitter for fun, and he was at it again when he told his more than 103 million followers: "Also, I'm buying Manchester United ur welcome." "No, this is a long-running joke on Twitter.

Elon Musk was only joking when he said that he wanted to buy Manchester United. This is why so many United fans jumped on board so quickly.

"This is not about the money that has been spent or not spent. "A fish rots from the head. The move was a success. They also haven't won a Champions League title since 2007-08. In 1995, Glazer Sr looked at his ever-growing portfolio of big companies and said to himself, "Ya know what I don't have? "If the club is for sale, Jim is definitely a potential buyer," a spokesman told The Times. To make matters worse, in 2021, the family backed a move to join the The club was in debt for the first time since 1931, concerns were raised about where the money from a share float was going to go. A key player since the inception of the Premier League in the 1992-93 season, Manchester United won six of the first eight Premier League titles, and finished second in the other two seasons. Manchester United won five titles in the near-immediate aftermath of that heavily leveraged takeover — including three seasons in a row from 2006 to 2009. A major sports team", and thus pulled out his wallet and dropped a then-record $US192m on the counter to buy the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFL. Manchester United are the most successful club in English football in terms of league titles won, with 20 top-flight titles to their name.

Elon Musk seemingly does not approve of his ex-girlfriend Grimes' desire to get "elf ear surgery." They share two kids: X and Exa.

[she tweeted](https://twitter.com/Grimezsz/status/1559344917515800576). [she inquired](https://twitter.com/Grimezsz/status/1559339247852814337) Monday. “I think if you forgot about the appt then perhaps you don’t need to make any changes. (Still debating this surgery cuz cartilage doesn’t heal so it requires permanent stitches).” [she tweeted](https://twitter.com/Grimezsz/status/1559345198047584257). “Has anyone done elf ear mods with a good outcome?

"The downside of elf ear surgery probably outweighs the upside," Musk tweeted at Grimes in response to the singer's post about the procedure.

It [involves changing the shape of one's ear](https://bodyartguru.com/elf-ears-body-modification/) to look pointy at the tips and requires the trimming and reshaping of ear cartilage. Musk told [The Wall Street Journal](https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-life-and-death-of-grimes-11553084548) in 2019 that he loves Grimes for her "wild fae artistic creativity and hyper intense work ethic." And in March 2022, Grimes revealed in a Vanity Fair interview that the couple also [had a baby girl named ](https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-grimes-2nd-baby-girl-y-vanity-fair-2022-3) [Exa Dark Sideræl Musk, or "Y,"](https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-grimes-2nd-baby-girl-y-vanity-fair-2022-3) via a surrogate. Archangel" — was born in May 2020. Grimes replied to Musk, lamenting how elf ears might be achievable through gene editing. Curious about peoples experiences!"

Grimes asked her followers on Twitter for advice regarding unique surgical modifications.

“I believe the music she is writing and her artistic life thanks to the ears she already has is more important than the risk of doing some permanent modification. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) “Honestly I’d go for it,” one person wrote. [first began their relationship in 2018](https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/elon-musk-wife-grimes-relationship-timeline-b2126292.html) before making their debut as a couple at the Met Gala that year. Plus it’d look bada**.” God, don’t put your charisma after some kind of game. Curious about people’s experiences!” She also wrote [on Twitter](https://twitter.com/Grimezsz/status/1501959073591296002) that they had broken up prior to the publication of the article and since welcoming their daughter. In March, the singer told Vanity Fair that she and Musk have a fluid and inexplicable partnership. Grimes then asked her followers for even more cosmetic treatment recommendations, writing: “Also does anyone know any great/ safe/ reliable ppl who could do vampire teeth caps on me in Austin or LA? Also, any reputable elf ear modifiers in either of these cities? However, she also said that she never went through with the appointment, before asking her followers if they thought “face mods” would look good on her.

The Tesla CEO joked that he was buying the club on Twitter before clarifying he was a boyhood fan of the Premier League side currently run by despised ...

[just a tenth](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/glazers-man-utd-sell-protest-23975027) of what Musk was prepared to pay for the social media platform. [drained club coffers](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/19524314/glazers-man-utd-investment-decade/) to the tune of 1.1 billion pounds ($1.3 billion) in interest, dividends, and fees since taking control. [Goldman Sachs](https://fortune.com/company/goldman-sachs-group) banker Jim O’Neill dubbed the Red Knights sensed that the Glazers were not a safe pair of hands and attempted to wrest control of the club from the American family. He demanded the owners stop “hiding in Tampa” and address the problems: “Joe Glazer has got to get in a plane to Manchester tomorrow…and he’s got to tell everybody what the hell his plan is with the football club.” He inherited ownership from his father, Malcolm Glazer, who acquired United in a 2005 leveraged buyout that saddled the club with a mountain of debt, effectively forcing the club to pay for its own acquisition. Polarizing centibillionaire Elon Musk briefly sent the hearts of Manchester United fans racing the world over on Tuesday, claiming he was poised to wrestle control of the club out of the clutches of its hated current owners.

Elon Musk announced that he was purchasing the Manchester United team. However, a few hours later Musk clarified the tweet's intent.

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In a lot of ways, it looks like the stupidest times of 2021, when memestocks, crypto, and anything associated with Elon Musk were all ripping higher because ...

[ $MANU](https://twitter.com/search?q=%24MANU&src=cashtag_click). A few days before, a notice came across his Bloomberg terminal that a broker was selling a block of about 30,000 options betting that the soccer team’s shares would become more valuable during the next month, and he took it, he said. But one person who did appear to make money is Gurgavin Chandhoke, a Toronto trader who posted that he had bought a huge block of call options on the soccer club’s stock just five days before. Still, Cox said, the rush to buy, buy, buy and send stocks and crypto to the moon may be a bit premature. Another meme coin, Shiba Inu coin, has more than [doubled](https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/shiba-inu/). “There was a lot of pessimism and even a little bit of good news seems to throw a big spark into these markets,” Cox said. strategist at eToro (and a former deskmate of mine at Bloomberg News), who told me that recent reports showing slowing inflation and strong hiring have led to an overall sense that the worst for the economy may be over. But that hasn’t stopped the day traders at the sub-Reddit r/wallstreetbets from In fact, with light trading during the dog days of summer, it’s a wonder more stocks haven’t rocketed moonward. In a lot of ways, it looks like the stupidest times of 2021, when memestocks, crypto, and anything associated with Elon Musk were all ripping higher because YOLO lol wtf why not, optimism buoyed by stimulus checks, a roaring economy, and the naïve sense that the end of the COVID-19 pandemic was just around the corner. (This is practically at the high reached during the peak of the stonk frenzy in early 2021.) Gamestop, too, rose nearly 50 percent from late July to its peak this month, also just because. This month has so far been a bright spot during a truly terrible year for most investors trying to navigate an

'How about instead, you speak of what you know?' one person asks the Tesla CEO on Twitter.

[the father of 10 children](https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/elon-musk-children-shivon-zilis-b2126293.html) with three different mothers. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) In May 2020, Musk and his now ex-girlfriend Grimes welcomed their first son, X AE A-XII. “Children need a mother more, so women should take this into account. [On Twitter](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1559823434028400640) on Tuesday, the 51-year-old business magnate briefly shared his thoughts on parenting and wrote: “Being a Mom is just as important as any career.” [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. A third person added: “How about instead, you speak of what you know? However, their child tragically died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) when he was 10 weeks old. Dads are also very important, but children’s need for them is not as strong as for mom.” Which is being a dad. “Why [does] a man say that for a woman?” another Twitter user asked. a man can’t say that!”

Tech billionaire Elon Musk's tweet on parenting has sparked a new debate among his followers and fans.

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Elon Musk sent Manchester United fans into a frenzy on Monday night with a social media post claiming he was purchasing the club, but the Tesla chief has ...

[Joel Glazer](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/joel-glazer) to fly over from the United States and help remedy the situation. But there's a family over there in America who are just literally letting their employees take all the hits for them, and that is unforgivable." What is he doing?" Disgruntled fans feel as though new boss Erik ten Hag has not been significantly backed in the transfer market following his summer appointment from Ajax. In a I’m not buying any sports teams."

After months of right-wing virtue signaling online, the eccentric billionaire now appears to be cozying up with Republicans in real life.

[made significant inroads](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/04/elon-musk-taking-over-twitter) with conservative lawmakers and media figures in his belief that social media companies censor users, an alleged phenomenon that he promised to resolve at Twitter. But in a Tuesday tweet, the billionaire attempted to [portray](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1559692842313949184?s=20&t=QLoRh3gXZJgO_0NakpnQLQ) himself as a “moderate” who is not loyal to either party. “To be clear, I support the left half of the Republican Party and the right half of the Democratic Party!” he [wrote](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1559690651687608321). (The CEO [told](https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-paid-250000-to-a-flight-attendant-who-accused-elon-musk-of-sexual-misconduct-2022-5) the outlet that the story was a “politically motivated hit piece.”) [tweeted](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/may/18/elon-musk-republican-political-attacks) that he voted for Democrats in the past “because they were (mostly) the kindness party. That cryptic warning came just ahead of an Insider [report](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/05/elon-musk-flight-attendant-sexual-misconduct-allegations) that SpaceX had paid a flight attendant a $250,000 severance agreement in 2018 to settle a sexual-misconduct claim against Musk.

Elon Musk on Tuesday night attended a Wyoming dinner for Republican donors, and dished out on what they needed to do to make themselves more electorally ...

It was a remarkably quick turnaround - but as United's shares surged 3.68% in premarket trading on the New York Stock Exchange, their supporters have become sick of being the punchline to jokes from Musk... On Saturday at Brentford, with their team 4-0 down, fans raised banners listing the club as 'for sale'. It has not been suggested that Musk has any involvement in these groups. if you want to buy a football team, try Arsenal.' One Twitter user wrote: 'Waking up to Elon Musk joking about buying @ManUtd sums up where the club are. Bush made Nau, a fellow Texan, the chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Some Republicans, including Ted Cruz, have mooted the end of a federal right to same sex marriage, with debates also raging over the teaching of LGBT issues in schools. John Nau, the host of Tuesday's event, is seen in 2008 with then-first lady Laura Bush. It is unclear what Musk meant by 'stay out of people's bedrooms.' The GOP has stoked controversy after the conservative-majority Supreme Court ended Roe v. Anyone got any more darts to chuck around?' and the rest of the I'm not buying any sports teams.

Elon Musk attended a fireside Q&A with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy at an annual GOP retreat in Wyoming.

The outlet spoke to attendees who were present at Musk and McCarthy's fireside chat. [cast his vote for a Republican candidate for the first time](https://www.businessinsider.com/musk-says-voted-gop-first-time-predicts-midterm-red-wave-2022-6?r=US&IR=T) by voting for Mayra Flores in a special election in Texas' 34th Congressional District. [plans to vote Republican in the upcoming election cycle](https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-says-will-vote-republican-next-us-presidential-election-2022-5?r=US&IR=T). [tweet](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1559690651687608321) on Tuesday he supports the "left half of the Republican Party and the right half of the Democratic Party." Elizabeth Warren](https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-says-pay-more-taxes-than-any-american-ever-2021-12?r=US&IR=T), who accused Musk of "freeloading off everyone else." [Axios](https://www.axios.com/2022/08/18/elon-musk-republican-retreat-kevin-mccarthy) reported Musk was interviewed by McCarthy at a fireside Q&A chat at his annual donor retreat in Wyoming.

Even though Manchester United is currently not for sale, countless fans had an overwhelming reaction to Elon Musk saying he was buying the club from the ...

Sadly for Manchester United fans, they have become the butt of all the soccer-related jokes on Twitter. [Manchester United](https://www.marca.com/en/football/manchester-united.html) but the entire Premier League as well. They are doing so bad right now, that even Elon Musk go tin on the fun. At least his tweet made the news as always and Manchester United fans were trolled one more time. But Musk is the wealthiest human alive right now, he does have the means to not only buy A response that will breaks the hearts of many fans who actually believed his quip.

Amber Heard felt 'increasingly protective' of Elon Musk and 'attacked without provocation' anyone who came near.

But the shredded dress marked an indefinite end to whatever lingering infatuation still remained.” She began by saying, “Elon invited and encouraged Gia to come. Gia added, “she grabbed me by the neck and started slashing my dress with a wine opened, like a maniac, screaming that she was going to ‘slit my neck’, for [expletive] her boyfriend.”

After sparking internet frenzy, world's richest person says he is 'not buying any sports teams' - Anadolu Agency.

[Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. They were my fav (sic) team as a kid,” he added. However, he clearly gave a glimmer of hope to United fans frustrated by the club’s poor performances and dwindling fortunes.

Elon Musk reportedly had some advice for Republican lawmakers during an ultra-exclusive GOP donors retreat this week: be more compassionate, and stay out of ...

“But they have become the party of division & hate, so I can no longer support them and will vote Republican.” Musk delivered the message Tuesday during a question-and-answer session at an annual private gathering hosted by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) in Jackson, Wyoming. Musk has regularly clashed with prominent liberals, such as Sens.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk built on his recent shift to the Republican Party by speaking Tuesday at a GOP retreat hosted by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, ...

A month prior, he said he had voted Democrat because they were “(mostly) the kindness party”—but that would change. [tweeted](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1536973965394157569) that he had voted for a Republican for the first time, speaking specifically about Rep. Musk Many tech leaders in Silicon Valley, where foreign-born startup founders and programmers are common, also criticized Trump’s effort. He also applauded free markets and claimed that socialism was dangerous, which seemed to sit well with fellow guests, Axios reported. As featured speaker, Musk, the world’s richest man, shared his thoughts about both parties.

Tesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk stands as his brother Kimbal Musk, right. Alex Brandon/AP/Shutterstock. Impact.

(McCarthy [declined](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/elon-musk-spoke-gop-leader-kevin-mccarthys-wyoming-retreat-same-day-liz-cheney-lost-primary.amp) to confirm whether Musk would be in attendance at his event.) If you didn’t know any better, you might assume that Musk doesn’t actually support moderates and just says he does to cover his ass as he buddies up to far-right candidates who are actively seeking to undermine democracy. [Liz Cheney](https://www.mic.com/impact/liz-cheney-loses-primary), who is basically the definition of the “left half of the Republican Party” at this point, was facing a primary against Trump-backed political newcomer Harriet Hageman. Hageman isn’t exactly the type of moderate that Musk purports to support. Or maybe he’s trying to push McCarthy to the center.” Here’s a quick cheat sheet for understanding how Elon Musk uses Twitter: If he makes an assertion about himself, it likely means that he’s about to do something that completely contradicts it and is trying to create plausible deniability.

Redfin's Daryl Fairweather tells CNN's Vanessa Yurkevich why rents keep climbing. Plus CNN's Clare Duffy explains why the SEC might not find Elon Musk's ...

To get the day's business headlines sent directly to your inbox, sign up for the "Nightcap" newsletter. Plus CNN's Clare Duffy explains why the SEC might not find Elon Musk's latest tweets funny. Redfin's Daryl Fairweather tells CNN's Vanessa Yurkevich why rents keep climbing.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who has been attempting for some time to backtrack on the $44 million deal with Twitter Inc., has now moved to involve other businesses ...

They do this by using technology to verify independently that actual people are viewing digital ads. According to documents filed in a Delaware court on Thursday, the billionaire is trying to obtain documents from advertising technology companies as part of his effort to learn more about bot and spam accounts on Twitter. According to documents filed in a Delaware court on Thursday, Elon Musk is trying to obtain documents from advertising technology companies as part of his effort to learn more about bot and spam accounts on Twitter.

Attempting to walk away from his deal to acquire Twitter Inc , Musk is seeking documents from advertising technology firms as part of his quest to gain more ...

IAS and DoubleVerify, which are both based in New York, use technology to independently verify that digital ads are viewed by real people. Twitter has sued the Tesla chief executive, who has accused Twitter of hiding information about how it calculates the percentage of bots on the service, for attempting to walk away from the $44 billion agreement. A trial is scheduled for Oct. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com