There are a lot of bills that come due when you purchase a major social media platform, as was discovered by the new CEO of Twitter.
He had a solution. Don't make them pay.
According to sources familiar with the matter, Musk has refused to pay the rent for the San Francisco headquarters of the company for several weeks now.
The NYT's sources say that Musk has failed to pay a $197,725 bill for private charter flights and has even considered not paying departed employees.
Although, given the fact that this latest report comes on the heels of recent allegations that Musk has stiffed several of Twitter's outside vendors, unceremoniously and without warning fired Twitter's janitorial staff, and even failed to payTwitter's own international employees on time, no of these
The backdrop of chaotic internal legal drama is said to be behind these alleged money-saving measures.
Alex Spiro, Musk's personal lawyer, has been fired, according to reports. Spiro was able to save James A. Baker from the chopping block because he reviewed internal documents related to the Hunter Biden laptop scandal.
Musk, unhappy with Spiro, let him go from the company as well, and in classic Musk fashion has dragged roughly half a dozen lawyers from the company to make up for the losses Sources say that Musk has threatened legal action against current employees who act in a way contrary to the company's interests.
"If you clearly and deliberately violate the non-disclosure agreement that you signed when you joined, you will be held responsible for the full extent of the law," the chief twit wrote in an email to employees.
It's cool. That's right, well. Business things are happening at the headquarters of the micro-blogging site.
Musk shook up his legal team as he looks to cut costs.
The fired Janitor said that Musk told him he would be replaced by robots.