Elon Musk says advertisers who want to blackmail him can “go f**k themselves”

Elon Musk really didn’t mince his words when talking about advertisers boycotting his social media platform. Speaking at The New York Times’s Dealbook conference, Musk gave his views on over 100 advertisers boycotting X over his endorsement of anti-semitic views. Musk said that he hopes the advertisers stop. “Don’t advertise,” he said at the event, before adding, “if somebody is going to try to blackmail me with advertising, blackmail me with money, go f**k yourself. Go f**k yourself. Is that clear? I hope it is.”

He also took a shot at Disney CEO Bob Iger. Earlier at the conference, Iger said that he wouldn’t want his company to be associated with Musk in anyway. After dropping the F-bomb during the discussion, Musk said, “Hey Bob, if you’re in the audience,” hinting that his comment was directed at Iger and others.