Elon Musk sells all his possessions in order to "devote himself to Mars"
Us billionaire Elon Musk, known for his extravagant behavior, may 1, Twitter announced that it has decided to sell all his possessions, including the house where he lives.
I am selling almost all physical possessions. Will own no house.— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 1, 2020
the Billionaire also admitted that his pregnant girlfriend and singer Grimes (Claire Elise Boucher) angry at him – whether just because, or because of the decision to sell the property.
In response to a question from one of subscribers, why he does it, Musk wrote that he does not need the money.
"Decided to devote himself to Mars and Earth. The property is just a burden," - said Musk, adding that the price of Tesla stock is "too high."
Don't need the cash. Devoting myself to Mars and Earth. Possession just weigh you down. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 1, 2020
However, Musk said that he would not sell the old house Gene Wilder (Jerome Silberman, the lead actor in the movie "Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory", died in 2016 — approx. Ed.) otherwise he will "lose his soul".
Joke or not, the cost of such statements was valued by speculators at $ 14 billion. Tesla shares fell for half an hour at 10% and dropped from more than 770 to about $ 700.
Previously, the Musk and the American Commission on securities and stock exchanges have signed an agreement under which the Musk is not entitled to tweeting about the company without the consent of lawyers of the Tesla.
however, he paid a fine of $ 20 million and resigned as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tesla for three years. Musk went on this in order to avoid fraud charges and lawsuits because of his tweet about the intention to make a company Tesla to the public. He did nothing to implement this intention.