'Plot Twist': Twitter is Now Desperately Trying to Block Elon Musk from Buying Out the Social Media Platform
“Astonishingly, they have insisted on proceeding with this litigation, recklessly putting the deal at risk and gambling with their stockholders’ interests"...
Just days after Elon Musk renewed his bid to buy Twitter for $54.20 a share, and despite the company's board having earlier accepted the offer, the company is now pulling out all the stops to block the tech billionaire from buying the platform and restoring free speech.
According to an article that was acknowledged by Elon Musk on Twitter with the phrase "plot twist," Twitter is refusing to accept Elon Musk’s renewed bid of $44 billion for the social media company. The Teslerati article references a report from The Associated Press that cites Elon Musk’s attorneys.
"AP noted that earlier this week, Twitter said it intended to close the deal at the agreed-upon price but both sides were still booked for the October 17th trial in Delaware," the article pointed out. "Elon Musk’s attorneys said the trial should be adjourned to give the Tesla CEO more time to secure financing."
In the court filing, Elon Musk’s attorneys said, “Twitter will not take yes for an answer.”
“Astonishingly, they have insisted on proceeding with this litigation, recklessly putting the deal at risk and gambling with their stockholders’ interests,” the filing said.
Musk's attorneys pointed out that by Twitter not dropping its litigation, the upcoming trial would “impede the deal moving forward.”
“Instead of allowing the parties to turn their focus to securing the debt financing necessary to consummate the transaction and preparing for a transition of the business, the parties will instead remain distracted by completing discovery and an unnecessary trial,” the attorneys said.
According to Elon Musk’s attorneys, the financial backers, “have indicated that they are prepared to honor their commitments” and were working to close the deal by October 28. “Buying Twitter is an accelerant to creating X, the everything app,” Elon Musk tweeted on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, Twitter responded to Elon Musk's offer to buyout the company for the original offer of $54.20 a share.
"We received the letter from the Musk parties which they have filed with the SEC. Our intention is to close the transaction at $54.20 per share," Twitter's General Counsel in an email to staff.
The deal would possibly close by the 2022 midterm elections if Twitter would drop its litigation. Instead, Twitter refuses to let the deal go through smoothly, and just announced a new midterm election initiative.
"Twitter is rolling out its Birdwatch 'collaborative fact-checking' program ahead of the U.S. midterm elections," Disclose reported. "'Helpful notes' added to tweets by eligible users will be visible to everyone in the US starting today."
Twitter obviously is reluctant to turn over the platform to a tech billionaire who has pledged to restore free speech and a fair marketplace of ideas. This is the last thing the Democratic Party wants — and it would surprise absolutely no one if a little birdie told them to squash the deal.
This just keeps getting better. I hope it is litigated and the result is a much lower price paid to stockholders, who will then sue the crap out of the board and C level execs. I want these creeps bankrupted and humiliated in the worst possible way.
Oh we all know the Dems pressured Twitter to not close the deal before midterms. Can’t have that pesky ‘truth’ getting out without ability to censor. 🤬