By Alastair Talbot For Dailymail.Com
00:12 12 Feb 2024, updated 00:29 12 Feb 2024
- The 52-year-old billionaire rooted for the Philadelphia Eagles in last year’s game
- Musk has been asked to testify again in SEC probe into X, formerly called Twitter
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Elon Musk has been spotted in sitting front row with his youngest child at the Super Bowl (LVIII) in Las Vegas, after adding a new football-themed ‘like’ animation on X.
The 52-year-old billionaire sat next to his three-year-old son, X AE A-Xii, with whom he shares with ex-partner and singer, Grimes, while wearing black aviators, a t-shirt and jeans at Allegiant Stadium – home of the Raiders.
He also spoke with what seemed to be members of his entourage before kickoff.
Musk, who rooted for the Philadelphia Eagles in last year’s Super Bowl matchup vs. the Chiefs, added the newest configuration on X, formerly Twitter, on Sunday to celebrate the buildup to this year’s big game.
So, instead of the usual heart icon filling itself up in red after liking a tweet, the Super Bowl LVIII logo will show up.
Musk’s Super Bowl appearance comes after a federal judge ordered the Tesla CEO to testify again in the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s probe of his $44billion takeover of Twitter, giving the regulator and Space X founder a week to agree on a date and location for the interview.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler’s order, issued on Saturday night, formalized a tentative ruling she made in December that sided with the regulator.
The SEC sued Musk in October to compel the Tesla and SpaceX CEO to testify as part of an investigation into his 2022 purchase of Twitter, the social media giant that he subsequently renamed X.
Musk refused to attend an interview in September that was part of the probe, the SEC said.
The agency is examining whether Musk followed the law when filing the required paperwork about his purchases of Twitter stock, and whether his statements in relation to the deal were misleading.
Musk fought the SEC’s bid to interview him, saying it had already done so twice, and accused the regulator of harassment.
Beeler rejected that argument. The SEC had authority to issue the subpoena, which sought relevant information, she said in the ruling.
If the SEC and Musk cannot agree on a date and time for the interview, Beeler said she will hear from both sides and decide for them.
Friction between Musk and the SEC began when the regulator sued him after he tweeted “funding secured” in 2018 in reference to a possible plan to take Tesla private. To settle that case, Musk agreed that a Tesla lawyer would vet his tweets about the electric vehicle maker.
The SEC sued him again in 2019 for allegedly breaching that provision.
Musk has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the agreement, saying it violates his constitutional right to free speech.
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