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☆ Elon Musk is beefing with Paris Hilton now
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk says he didn't find the advertising campaign for Paris Hilton's cookware "super convincing." Musk has been on the warpath with advertisers of late as more companies pull ads from X. AdvertisementIt looks like Elon Musk is training his furor at advertisers on a brand new target — Paris Hilton. Besides advertising her cookware on X, Hilton has also promoted her products on Instagram and TikTok. Representatives for Musk and Hilton did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours.

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☆ Elon Musk apologizes for antisemitic tweet but tells advertisers ‘go f**k yourself’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —Elon Musk, in his first interview with mainstream media since his antisemitic post on X earlier this month, apologized Wednesday for what he called his “dumbest” ever social media post. “I don’t want them to advertise,” he said at the New York Times DealBook Summit in New York. Musk made the remarks as the X CEO, Linda Yaccarino, sat in the audience. In a meandering conversation that lasted well over an hour, Musk also said he has no problem being hated. I’d love to help.”But in a separate conversation at the DealBook Summit, Herzog appeared uncertain that Musk would remain consistant in his messaging.

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☆ Elon Musk curses out advertisers who left X over antisemitic content
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Sheila Dang | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 29 (Reuters) - (Please note strong language in paragraphs 1 and 6)Billionaire Elon Musk told advertisers that have fled his social media platform X over antisemitic content to "Go fuck yourself" in a fiery Wednesday interview. Musk said repeatedly he was sorry for publishing a tweet on Nov. 15 that agreed with an anti-Jewish post. Musk in his post said the user, who referenced the "Great Replacement" conspiracy theory, was speaking "the actual truth." Musk's post drew condemnation from the White House for what it called an "abhorrent promotion of antisemitic and racist hate." Musk in Israel said he is against antisemitism and anything that "promotes hate and conflict" and stated that X would not promote hate speech.

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