Tesla, Space X and finally X.com (formerly Twitter), billionaire Elon Musk treats himself to everything. The one who, in 2020, affirmed that “ possession only weighs you down » would have set his sights on the firm of one of his sworn enemies: the CEO of Disney.
The least we can say is that Elon Musk and Bob Iger will not spend their vacation together. However, the boss of X.com would like to buy Disney, chaired by Bob Iger. Just that. Between them, the rag is burning, and it’s not from yesterday. A look back at a crazy rumor that is spreading on the Internet, implicating the two sworn enemies. Is Elon Musk going to go after Disney, when the big-eared firm has just invested $1.5 billion in Epic Games?
The starting point: a movie session
While attending the premiere of the film Lola, the billionaire did not try to avoid the media and even made a statement that was, to say the least, enigmatic, relayed on FabTV’s X.com account which surveyed the same dark room. “ I’m just here with some friends… Thinking about what companies to acquire,” he replied when the journalist asked him what he could do at the cinema.
In itself, nothing is more normal, even for a billionaire, than creating a web among friends. Except for this small detail that Lola is co-directed by an actress named Nicola Peltz. If this name doesn’t mean anything to you, again, it may seem normal. But for fans of Elon Musk and his escapades, it means a lot. And for good reason: she is the daughter of Nelson Peltz, a local investor who is looking to place his money at… Disney.
Musk VS Disney: a stubborn grudge
This is how a rumor was born, despite a very tense relationship between Elon Musk and the boss of Disney.
After many investors and brands decided to stop buying advertising inserts on X.com, insults rained down on the social network and a very flowery “ Screw you ! » was released to the attention of all those who had distanced themselves from the social network. Among them, Bob Iger, CEO of Disney.
But the story does not end there. Elon Musk estimated at the end of 2023 that Bob Iger should be fired for his comments, even wondering, in troll mode, why he boycotts X.com, but buys ads on Facebook, among other publications relating to the sexual exploitation of children.
Never two without three, Elon Musk delivered the final blow to Disney by still announcing on his social network that he was providing, via his lawyers, all his support to actress Gina Carano, recently fired by Disney for her controversial comments . A dismissal that the actress The Mandalorian considers it abusive.
Can Elon Musk afford Disney?
Despite everything, between rumors and reality, the margin is large, several zeros. Because if Elon Musk paid 44 billion dollars to buy Twitter, he would have to lay down more than 200 billion on the table to afford Mickey’s ears.
Indeed, the American entertainment giant
weighed 203.63 billion dollars in 2022 (191.6 million euros). And Bob Iger is only encouraging the Walt Disney Company’s investment race.
Already the owner of Lucasfilms studios, the production company of the Star Wars saga, and Marvel Studios, the multinational has also acquired companies such as 20th Century Home Entertainment (formerly Twentieth Century Fox), the cable sports channel ESPN, or National Geographic, but also cruise lines, real estate agencies, holiday villages…
However, when the rumor of the takeover of Twitter by Elon Musk was circulating, no one would have bet a kopeck on this transaction.
With Elon Musk, everything now seems possible.
Source: Euronews, X.com
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