Several former Twitter executives filed a lawsuit on Monday, alleging Elon Musk illegal attempts to force them to claim severance packages totaling approximately $128 million. Musk is described in the lawsuit as a mean-spirited and vindictive man who “uses his wealth and power to brutalize anyone who disagrees with him.” From there, its attacks become more pointed.
A copy of the lawsuit was first filed by platform game, filed by former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, former CFO Ned Segal, and former Twitter lawyers Vijaya Gadde and Sean Edgett. Their lawyers also didn’t hesitate in the way they described Musk.
Musk agreed Buy Twitter in early 2022 The company spent $44 billion before trying to exit the deal. After a Delaware court forced Musk to complete the acquisition, the billionaire took control of the company and fired nearly all of its top leadership. Musk said he fired them “for a reason” and believed he didn’t need to pay executives huge severance packages, but the lawsuit will answer that question.
Musk subsequently made other major changes to the site, including changing its name to X and allowing anyone to purchase a blue “verify” checkmark for $8. X doesn’t actually verify the identity of anyone with a check mark, which means anyone can now get Driven by social media site algorithms The price is extremely low, only $8.
One thing that stands out in the lawsuit is how Musk’s comments have been used against him, including quotes from Walter Isaacson’s billionaire biography to be published in 2023.
Click through the slideshow to see some of the most brutal quotes from the lawsuit, which don’t spare the billionaire’s feelings.