This Monday, June 19, France 2 broadcast an exclusive 30-minute interview between Elon Musk and Anne-Sophie Lapix. But the current did not go very well between the two interlocutors, to believe the annoyance of the billionaire in the face of the journalist…
A great first for France. On Friday June 16, businessman and billionaire Elon Musk made a remarkable appearance at the VivaTech show in Paris. Faced with start-up leaders and aspiring entrepreneurs, the boss of Tesla, Twitter and even Space X distilled his advice on cutting-edge areas such as aerospace, artificial intelligence, or automotive. The man who would be the father of nine children also made a major announcement: in 2023, he wants to endow a first human being with neural implants of his company Neuralink, which has just obtained authorization to carry out tests in the United States. “Later this year, we will do our first human chip implant, for someone who has a form of quadriplegia”he told the VivaTech show.
Right after the event, Elon Musk gave an exclusive interview to Anne-Sophie Lapix. In this 30-minute interview, broadcast this Monday, June 19, just after 8 p.m. on France 2, the ex-companion of Amber Heard mentioned, in particular, his potential political ambitions or even his takeover of Twitter, which is controversial. At the end of May, the social network withdrew from the European code of good practice against disinformation, engaging in a new showdown between the platform and the European Union. A subject on which he was insistently questioned by the journalist, which had the gift of annoying him…
Elon Musk sharply reframes Anne-Sophie Lapix
Facing Anne-Sophie Lapix, the 51-year-old entrepreneur confirmed his decision for the simple reason that he disapproves of the fact of “censor all forms of expression” “It would be a mistake, but on the other hand, if a law is enacted, because the law, in a democracy, represents the will of the people, it must be respected. Now, if we want to enact certain laws, we will have to respect them”he pointed out.
Despite his answer, the journalist asked him no less than three times if he was going to respect the law. After yet another positive response from her interlocutor, she then saw fit to specify that he risked a fine of “300 million dollars initially” if he didn’t comply, which definitely made Elon Musk lose his temper. “Yes, I already said it! Twitter will follow the rules… This is the fourth time I’ve said it…or the third“, the billionaire was annoyed, exasperated at having to repeat himself in this way. Atmosphere on France 2…
