Former Twitter CEO sues Elon Musk

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One other day, another lawsuit involving Elon Musk. 4 former Twitter executives, together with ex-CEO Parag Agrawal, sued Musk on Monday, alleging that they’re owed over $128 million in severance funds.

When Musk purchased Twitter (now X), one among his very first moves as the corporate’s proprietor was to fireplace Agrawal, CFO Ned Segal, and attorneys Sean Edgett and Vijaya Gadde. In keeping with the lawsuit, Musk has a “particular ire” towards these former executives, who labored onerous to carry Musk to his $44 billion dedication when he tried to back out. The lawsuit quotes Walter Isaacson’s biography of Elon Musk, which quotes Musk as saying he would “hunt each single one” of Twitter’s C-suite “until the day they die.”

Musk has been a vocal critic of Gadde specifically, who was concerned in a number of high-profile content material moderation choices on Twitter. After placing in his bid to purchase Twitter, he posted memes mocking the chief, which sparked a wave of racist on-line attacks towards her.

It’s not simply these executives who haven’t gotten their severance pay. Musk has confronted several lawsuits from former Twitter staff who’re additionally ready for a examine. Underneath Musk’s possession, the corporate has stopped paying hire on a few of its workplaces, which has led to much more lawsuits and evictions.

In keeping with the lawsuit, Musk claimed that these executives dedicated “gross negligence” and “willful misconduct” of their termination letters, however by no means was in a position to present proof of his allegations.

“That is the Musk playbook: to maintain the cash he owes different folks, and power them to sue him,” the lawsuit reads. “Even in defeat, Musk can impose delay, trouble, and expense on others much less in a position to afford it.”