Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison is a fellow billionaire and longtime friend of Musk. Even Elon Musk's close friend and financial backer Larry Ellison isn't safe from the Twitter owner's refusal to pay various bills and expenses. Oracle, the company Ellison cofounded and where he remains chairman and CTO, is the latest Twitter vendor to go months without being paid for services rendered, according to two people familiar with the company. Stiffing Oracle is more of a surprise given Musk's close personal and financial relationship with Ellison. Ellison was subpoenaed as part of Twitter's lawsuit to force Musk into acquiring the company for the agreed upon price.

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