Elon Musk is not at all happy with the Musk documentary and is threatening legal action against the director of the project. The latest documentary received a five-minute standing ovation following its premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
Per an update from The Hollywood Reporter, the production of the documentary has received a letter from Musk’s attorney, Alex Spiro. It accuses the project of inaccurately portraying Musk’s image to the public. Calling out to the director, Alex Gibney, the SpaceX CEO wrote on X, “Gibney just assembled a hit list of people who either have an axe to grind or don’t even know me. Horrible human.” He further added, “It’s a hit piece that misses and makes the fatal sin of being boring for 4 hours.”
The documentary garnered significant eyeballs after it allegedly delved deep into Musk’s life. It also included allegations against the Tesla CEO involving Starlink and the 2024 U.S. Presidential elections. Furthermore, his ex, Ashley St. Clair, also accused the tech mogul of trying to sign her to a $40 million NDA to refrain from publicly speaking about his relationship.
Elon Musk takes aim at Alex Gibney’s documentary on X
Elon Musk’s attorney, Alex Spiro, also criticized the production, as he claimed that the team did not even contact Elon Musk and his representatives to check whether the information they were relying on was accurate.
Taking a shot at the filmmaker, Elon Musk himself took to X and posted, “Gutless Gibney’s fatal flaw of fabricating a false film.”
Spiro took a dig at the project, saying, “This project did not begin as an inquiry. It began with a conclusion … Because you have refused to screen the film, refused to fact-check it with us, and refused the witnesses who came to you, we have every reason to expect that it contains further statements about Mr. Musk that you know to be false, or whose falsity you have deliberately chosen not to investigate.”
Musk’s attorney accused the production of not responding to their attempts to correct any inaccurate claims. Since Gibney and his team did not respond, Alex Spiro stated, “We therefore have no choice but to put you on formal legal notice regarding your upcoming ‘piece’ and to reserve all rights. Our door is open if you decide to check your facts with the people who know them. If not, we will proceed accordingly.”
Originally reported on ComingSoon.
