Tesla CEO Elon Musk is accusing “Saturday Night Live” (SNL) of being “rarely funny.”
The Post Millennial shared a segment that aired on SNL mocking Musk’s bid to buy Twitter.
On Thursday, the businessman reacted to the segment.
“SNL is so rarely funny these day [sic],” he wrote.
He shared a link to a 2019 article from the satirical Christian website The Babylon Bee.
The headline read, “Report: Long-Running Political Lecture Show ‘Saturday Night Live’ Will Shift To Comedy Next Season.”
SNL is so rarely funny these day (sigh)https://t.co/zYnkLgdDY8
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 21, 2022
During a segment of SNL’s “Weekend Update” on April 16, Michael Che noted, “Elon Musk offered to buy Twitter for over $40 billion, so he can loosen its free speech rules.”
“That’s how badly white guys want to use the N-word,” he added.
Colin Jost chimed in, “I don’t understand why Elon even wants to own Twitter. It used to be something that seemed important and even fun, and now you look at it, and it’s confusing and depressing. It’s the [Rudy Giuliani] of apps.”
“Elon built electric cars. He’s going to Mars. Why is he even involving himself with Twitter?” he went on.
Finally, Jost added, “It would be like if the Prince of England gave it all up just to marry an actor from ‘Suits.’ Plus, I understand Twitter is not even profitable anymore. It just feels like a bad business decision. And I say that as someone who bought a Staten Island Ferry with [Pete Davidson].”
On April 14, Musk revealed that he made an offer to buy Twitter.
In a letter to the chairman of the board of Twitter, he wrote, “I invested in Twitter as I believe in its potential to be the platform for free speech around the globe, and I believe free speech is a societal imperative for a functioning democracy.”
“However, since making my investment I now realize the company will neither thrive nor serve this societal imperative in its current form. Twitter needs to be transformed as a private company,” he went on.
However, Twitter’s board adopted a so-called “poison pill” in an effort to block Musk from buying the company.
As CBS News reports, “The plan will go into effect if any person or group buys at least 15% of Twitter’s stock in a purchase that is not approved by its board. “
“If triggered by such a purchase, the plan would give other shareholders the right to buy additional shares of Twitter’s stock at a discount, which would then dilute the value of Musk’s shares. That would effectively reduce the control that Musk could gain through share purchases,” it added.
Musk told the TED22 conference last week that he has a “plan B” if his offer to buy Twitter was not accepted.
And in a new filing, Musk said he secured the financing the buy Twitter.
