Drama – The billionaire behind X, Tesla and SpaceX is no longer popular with American cinema
There is no longer any connection between the Tesla boss and Hollywood. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the cinema industry has started to boycott vehicles from the all-electric brand, of which Musk is the director. In California, we are talking about a 25% drop in sales. The fault is a sharp turn to the right, but this time on the part of the multi-billionaire.
The frantic race for the American presidential elections is playing out at all levels. Elon Musk has chosen his side by campaigning for Donald Trump. The entrepreneur even gave of himself by giving a speech of support at the Madison Square Garden meeting on October 27. A support that goes badly in the world of the 7th art, which had nevertheless embraced Teslamania head-on: “Hollywood is mainly democratic”, explains the cinema historian David Da Silva, author of the series Trump et Hollywood.
But beyond the Maga cap (“Make America great again”), it is his declarations tinged with elements of language from the American right wing that have earned him the indignation of the city of angels. “It’s an environment that is very sensitive to the issue of minorities. Elon Musk recently had very harsh words towards his transgender child. » As a reminder, in an interview on July 22, the billionaire attacked the gender transition of his daughter Vivian, in per(…) Read more on 20minutes
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