One other day, one other 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), certainly one of his very first strikes as the corporate’s proprietor was to fireside Agrawal, CFO Ned Segal, and legal professionals Sean Edgett and Vijaya Gadde. Based on the lawsuit, Musk has a “particular ire” towards these former executives, who labored exhausting to carry Musk to his $44 billion dedication when he tried to again 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 selections on Twitter. After placing in his bid to purchase Twitter, he posted memes mocking the manager, which sparked a wave of racist on-line assaults in opposition to her.
It’s not simply these executives who haven’t gotten their severance pay. Musk has confronted a number of lawsuits from former Twitter workers 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.
Based on the lawsuit, Musk claimed that these executives dedicated “gross negligence” and “willful misconduct” of their termination letters, however by no means was capable of present proof of his allegations.
“That is the Musk playbook: to maintain the cash he owes different individuals, and pressure them to sue him,” the lawsuit reads. “Even in defeat, Musk can impose delay, problem, and expense on others much less capable of afford it.”
