A lawyer accidentally called Elon Musk ‘Mr. Tweet’ during the Tesla shareholder trial; Musk said it’s pretty accurate

Elon Musk could have discovered himself with a brand new nickname – by mistake. 

An lawyer representing a bunch of shareholders suing Elon Musk by chance referred to as him “Mr. Tweet” throughout a tense second in Musk’s testimony on Monday. 

The lawyer, Nicholas Porritt, referred to as the gaffe a “Freudian slip,” however Musk joked it was “in all probability an correct description.” 

Musk, who’s the CEO and proprietor of Twitter as of late final 12 months, has by no means shied away from utilizing the platform. 

In actual fact, the interplay between Porritt and Musk got here throughout a trial introduced by Tesla shareholders who’ve accused Musk of committing securities fraud through tweet. Particularly, the shareholders accuse Musk of illegally manipulating Tesla’s inventory worth when he despatched a 2018 tweet saying he was contemplating taking Tesla personal at $420 per share with “funding secured.”   

Musk defended the tweet in courtroom, sustaining that he “wished to verify shareholders would know what my intent was.” Musk additionally stated that he believed the Saudi Arabian Public Funding Fund would “unequivocally” assist assist his plan to take the corporate personal.

The deal by no means occurred, and through his testimony, Musk accused the fund of “backpedaling” after the tweet was despatched. 

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