Elon Musk is a controversial figure.

Elon Musk

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Elon Musk is a South African-born Canadian-American entrepreneur, engineer, inventor and investor. He is the CEO and CTO of SpaceX, CEO and product architect of Tesla Motors and chairman of SolarCity. He is the founder of SpaceX and a co-founder of PayPal, Inc., Tesla Motors, and Zip2. He has also envisioned a conceptual high-speed transportation system known as the Hyperloop.

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Controversy Timeline(1)

2024

Controversial political involvement and backlash

Professional Misconduct

High

Faced massive backlash over heading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), political spending supporting Trump, a gesture widely compared to a Nazi salute, and spreading misinformation on his platform X. Sparked global protests and a significant Tesla boycott movement.

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Known For

Men in Black: International

2019 · Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)

Why Him?

2016 · Elon Musk

Transcendence

2014 · Elon Musk (uncredited)

Iron Man 2

2010 · Elon Musk

Thank You for Smoking

The Guardian

2005 · Valet (uncredited)