The man himself denied that he was considering selling his company's stock.

If any of the claims are true, the value of the company would be up to $150 billion and investors would be encouraged to cash out.

Musk said that the plan was false.

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We don't know what part of the story Musk is upset with. He denied how much the stock would be sold for, or criticized the valuation figure.

The news of this will-they, won't-they stock sale comes after a tumultuous few weeks at Twitter, where Musk fired half the company's staff after taking the helm.

It's unclear what kind of financial position the business-buyer is in now, but a secondary stock selloff is not uncommon during a regular fundraise.

The multi-hyphenate owner is not making things easy.

An executive under investigation is working at the company.