GoKawiilElon Musk's lawyer threatens defamation suit over Alex Gibney's 'Musk' documentary
Elon Musk's attorney Alex Spiro has sent a legal warning to filmmaker Alex Gibney over his new four-hour documentary 'Musk,' claiming it defames Musk by implying he used Starlink satellites to manipulate the 2024 election in Donald Trump's favor. The complaint centers on a scene featuring texts from Musk to Ashley St. Clair referencing an 'anomaly in the matrix' and '10 thousand lasers in space,' which NPR says it verified as authentic.
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The threat highlights Musk's increasing willingness to use legal pressure against media coverage he dislikes, even documentary journalism examining his public conduct. It also raises questions about how ambiguous private messages can be interpreted publicly, and whether such legal threats before release amount to an attempt to suppress critical reporting rather than correct factual errors.
- Musk's lawyer accuses filmmaker Alex Gibney of defamation over the documentary 'Musk.'
- The dispute involves texts about an 'anomaly in the matrix' and satellite lasers tied to the 2024 election.
- NPR reportedly authenticated the texts, complicating Musk's claim that the portrayal is false.
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