The world's richest man said he was backing out of a deal to buy the company after taking over the platform in the spring.

Elon Musk Awarded With Axel Springer Award 2020 In Berlin

The Axel Springer Award 2020 will be held on December 1, 2020. The photo was taken by Hannibal Hanschke, Pool.

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On August 27th, two days after the board accepted his offer to buy the company, Musk said, "Next I'm buying Coke to put the cocaine back in."

The second most-liked of all-time was a 2020 announcement of the actor's death.

During the week after the deal was announced, Musk wrote eight of the most popular messages on the social networking site.

Musk stated that he wanted to buy the social network because he felt that it was being mishandled and that it was censoring right-wing political views. Musk said on May 13 that the deal was on hold because he didn't think it was true that less than 5% of accounts on the platform were fake. The same reasoning was used by Musk when he said he wasterminating the deal. The company immediately filed a lawsuit against Musk in Delaware Chancery Court, arguing that he had engaged in a "fishing expedition" to find problems with the estimate of fake accounts. The court is being asked to order Musk to complete the transaction.

If a settlement isn't reached, a trial will be held in Delaware.

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Between Friday and Tuesday, Musk sold nearly $7 billion worth of stock in the company. He said that the sale was to make sure he had enough cash on hand in the unlikely event that the deal closes. In a series of sales that began in November, Musk has sold more than $30 billion of his company's stock.

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It is estimated that Musk is the wealthiest person in the world.

Musk has sold almost $7 billion of his stock in the company.

The social networking site sued Musk for trying to cancel the acquisition.

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The deal is on hold, says Musk.

The deal to buy the company remains in limbo.

How Musk already has a large following on the social networking site.