Elon Musk announced on his twitter account that he will be joining Disney as a chief diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) officer. “Excited to join @Disney as their Chief DEI Officer. Can’t wait to work with Bob Iger & Kathleen Kennedy to make their content MORE woke!,” tweets Elon Musk on April 1. This has created a question among users, whether it is true news or not.
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Looking at the past incidents Disney and Musk had a tussle, which has led to users suggest that this announcement might be fake news. Previously, Disney was one of the 200 major advertisers to discontinue advertising on twitter in November 2023. Disney took this step after Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, agreed with an X user who claimed ‘Jewish people had hatred against white people’.
Musk had mentioned last month that there are possibilities of acquiring Disney during the premiere of ‘Lola’. “I’m just here with friends, thinking about companies to acquire,” Musk had added during the premiere.
Another report suggests that in February Musk had also financially backed Gina Carano, who is an actress, who had launched a lawsuit against Disney and Lucasfilm for her termination, which was supposed to be done illegally. All these unsettling incidents from the past, has led the users to doubt Musk’s latest tweet. Furthermore, as Disney hasn’t shared anything about the joining of Elon Musk and his tweet, many suggest that it might be an April fool’s Joke.
