Elon Musk Booed By Crowd At Dave Chappelle Show
Elon Musk was booed when he was introduced as a surprise guest at a Dave Chappelle comedy show.
The Twitter boss, 51, appeared shocked at the crowd’s reaction during the gig in San Francisco on Sunday night (Dec 11) and stayed mainly quiet when on stage with the comic, asking him: “What should I say?”
Referring to Musk's sackings of Twitter staff, Chappelle, 49, joked: “It sounds like some of the people you fired are in the audience.”
Footage circulated on Twitter of the embarrassing moment for Musk, who has stoked controversy since his US$44 billion (S$60 bil) buy-up of the social media platform, by firing most of its workforce and reinstating Donald Trump’s banned account.
Chappelle was performing at the Chase Center on a double-bill with Chris Rock, 57 — who discussed being slapped by Will Smith at this year’s Oscars — and Musk was introduced to the crowd as the “richest man in the world”.
The dad-of-10 Tesla tycoon was wearing an “I love Twitter” T-shirt, with Chappelle remarking: “Cheers and boos I see.”
The stand-up added: “All of those people who are booing, I'm just pointing out the obvious, they have terrible seats. It’s all coming from way up there.
“Listen, this n***** is not even trying to die on earth. His whole business model is, ‘F*** Earth, I’m leaving anyway!’
“Boo all you want, take me with you, I’m going to Mars.”
When Musk thanked the stand-up for having him on stage, Chappelle again referenced the billionaire’s dream of colonising Mars by saying: “Are you kidding? I wouldn’t miss this opportunity. The first comedy club on Mars, that should be mine. A deal’s a deal, Musk.”
Chappelle also advised Musk as the booing continued: “Don’t say nothing. It will only spoil the moment. Do you hear that sound, Elon? That’s the sound of pending civil unrest.”
Chappelle also made Musk scream into the microphone: “I’m rich b****” in reference to a sketch in which the comedian impersonated funk star Rick James.
Unsurprisingly, the Twitter account that posted the clip vanished shortly after it started to gain popularity. One user, Duty to Warn, wrote: "Elon Musk is deleting accounts that post this video of him being booed for 10 minutes last night at a Dave Chapelle show. He can’t delete us all. Retweet while you still can."
— BANG SHOWBIZ
Photos: TPG News/Click Photos
