Musk's response to the accusations has included the complaint that the "legacy media" is trying to cancel him.
A U.K. group called Everyone Hates Elon is branding hundreds of Tesla vehicles in London with stickers saying "don't buy swasticars," according to a Novara Media Instagram post. Newsweek has reached out to a Tesla via email, and to Everyone Hates Elon via social media for comment.
Elon Musk is mulling legal action against “creepy” Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for suggesting he performed the Nazi salute during his speech after Trump’s inauguration.
Online users shared videos showing Musk twice extending his hand outward from his heart but omitted his words explaining the gesture.
Elon Musk's gesture on Monday night is still provoking a reaction, as activists and critics grapple with its alleged meaning.
Musk then slapped his chest with his right hand, before flinging it diagonally upwards, palm face down. He turned around to audience members behind the podium, and repeated the gesture. “My heart goes out to you,
Fineman previously took aim at Musk after fellow SNL cast member Bowen Yang revealed on Watch What Happens Live in August 2024 that one SNL host had “made multiple cast members cry on on Wednesday before the table read because he hated the ideas.”
"I’m ending my lease two months early. When the Tesla rep asked why I’m not considering another Tesla, I said I’m sick of being associated with Elon."
Tesla owners are boycotting the popular electric vehicle over founder Elon Musk’s controversial salute at the inauguration of President Donald Trump, which was widely compared to the Roman salute used by the Nazis.
Elon Musk, the world's favorite chaos architect is no stranger to stirring up headlines—and not always for his rocket launches or electric car empire. From sparring with politicians to crashing crypto markets in a single tweet,
A priest in Grand Rapids, Michigan, had his license revoked by the Anglican Catholic Church after the priest mimicked a straight-arm gesture performed by Elon Musk earlier this month.