A trove of text messages released as part of the legal fight over Elon Musk’s move to terminate his acquisition of Twitter reveal frantic efforts to put the $44bn deal together with help from a cast of high-profile Silicon Valley backers.
Hundreds of messages between Musk and his associates from early 2022 show the billionaire entrepreneur engaging with Twitter’s management and board, his advisers at Morgan Stanley, potential investors such as FTX chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried, and random supporters of his bid, including podcast host Joe Rogan.
Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s former chief executive, also told Musk that he had previously tried to get him on to the company’s board in 2020, but the board refused, the texts reveal.