An answer in Italian. Directly to a post by the Minister of Culture, Gennaro Sangiuliano. Elon Musk breaks the silence in the morning on X: “I want to thank Minister Sangiuliano for his kindness and willingness to organize an entertainment, cultural and charity event in Italy. We wanted to promote the history of Ancient Rome with the support of experts and at the same time raise money for American Veterans and children’s hospitals in Italy. Zuckerberg declined the offer because he is not interested in this approach. He just wants to fight if the UFC organizes the fight. I’m always ready to fight anyway.”
Musk therefore suggests that there will probably be no meeting in Italy. Not in the terms agreed with the minister at least. The number one of X replies 5 days later to the message from Sangiuliano in which the minister announced that he had had a “long and friendly” conversation with Musk. Conversation in which the two had established that the meeting would take place in Italy. Not in Rome. And for charitable purposes. Musk confirms, but specifies: the fight cannot be done in those terms. And he attributes the responsibility for the change of course to Zuckerberg. Guilty – according to him – of wanting to fight in an event of the UFC, the association that promotes mixed martial arts fights in the United States.
I want to thank Minister Sangiuliano for his kindness and willingness to organize an entertainment, cultural and charity event in Italy. We wanted to promote the history of Ancient Rome with the support of experts and at the same time collect…
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 17, 2023
Two days ago Zuckerberg made things clear in a post on Threads, the anti-Twitter social network launched a few weeks ago. He accused Musk of being “not serious”. Then he hinted that the meeting would no longer take place: “I offered a real appointment for a real meeting. Dana White (president of UFC) offered to organize a real race, for charity”.
And again: “Elon does not confirm a date, then says he needs surgery and now asks instead to do a ‘practice round’ in my backyard. If Elon wants to seriously consider a real date and an official event, he knows how to reach me. If not, it’s time to move on. I focus on competing with people who take the sport seriously.”
Subjects