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Topics: Elon Musk, Twitter, Viral, Nancy Pelosi, News
Shola Lee
Topics: Elon Musk, Twitter, Viral, Nancy Pelosi, News
Jimmy Kimmel has hit out at a since-deleted tweet from new Twitter boss Elon Musk.
Look, Elon taking over Twitter was always going to be chaotic.
And given that a spate of celebrities have already left the platform after the Tesla CEO took up his chief Twit position, it's no surprise that others have straight up called him out.
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So, why did the late-night host call Elon a 'fully-formed piece of s***', I hear you ask?
Well, it has a little something to do with him spreading Paul Pelosi conspiracy theories.
For those not yet caught up, Paul, the husband of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was attacked at their home with a hammer on Friday 28 October.
Following the attack, Hilary Clinton tweeted: "The Republican Party and its mouthpieces now regularly spread hate and deranged conspiracy theories. It is shocking, but not surprising, that violence is the result."
And, Elon promptly replied saying: "There is a tiny possibility there might be more to this story than meets the eye."
He then shared a link to a conspiracy theory, published by the Santa Monica Observer, which claimed without evidence that Paul was drunk and attacked by a male prostitute.
For context about the reliability of this theory, it comes from the same publication that said Hillary Clinton died on 11 September and was replaced with a body double.
People naturally hit out at the new Twitter leader for sharing a link to a site known for publishing fake news.
Jimmy even wrote his thoughts shortly after Elon shared the theory: "It has been interesting, over the years, to watch you blossom from the electric car guy into a fully-formed piece of s*** @elonmusk."
Elon has since deleted the tweet.
Yep, not exactly a great start to Elon's first week as chief Twit.
In fact, his new role has seen a host of celebs leave the platform, including our favourite screenwriter Shonda Rhimes.
The Shondaland chief announced her departure from the social media site by saying: "Not hanging around for whatever Elon has planned. Bye."
While actor Ken Olin from the series Thirtysomething (1987) also revealed he would be 'out of here'.
Josh Gad, that's right Olaf himself, is also debating whether or not to leave the platform.
He said: "Large exodus happening on this platform. Not sure if I stay or not.
"Leaning toward staying, but if today is a sign of things to come, not sure what the point is.
"Freedom of speech is great. Hate speech intended to incite harm, (with no consequences) ain’t what I signed up for."