Elon Musk Claps Back After Jimmy Fallon Asks Him To Stop Twitter Users From Joking About His Death

Elon Musk, 51, responded to Jimmy Fallon‘s tweet addressing a gag hashtag that read, “#RIPJimmyFallon” trending connected Twitter connected Nov. 15. “Elon, tin you hole this?,” the 48-year-old speech amusement big asked the caller CEO of the societal media app earlier helium wrote backmost with, “Fix what?” Elon went connected to adhd a 2nd tweet successful which helium seemed to lightheartedly question Jimmy’s verified identity.

Fix what?

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 16, 2022

“Wait a second, however bash we cognize you’re not an alien assemblage snatcher pretending to beryllium Jimmy!? Say thing lone the existent Jimmy would say…” the tweet read. Jimmy didn’t look to respond to the 2nd tweet, but the speech brought connected respective much responses from assorted Twitter users who seemed amused astatine the gag and the absorption it got from some Jimmy and Elon. Others were confused astatine the wide hoax.

Wait a second, however bash we cognize you’re not an alien assemblage snatcher pretending to beryllium Jimmy!?

Say thing that lone the existent Jimmy would accidental …

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 16, 2022

Elon and Jimmy’s tweets travel aft users started tweeting “RIPJimmyFallon” on with assorted photos of antithetic celebrities this week. It happened successful the midst of Elon’s steps to marque respective changes to Twitter since helium bought the institution a fewer weeks ago. Some of those changes included firing galore of the platform’s full-time employees and introducing a caller verification enactment for $7.99 a month. The billionaire precocious revealed he’s trying to marque the tract arsenic authentic arsenic imaginable and volition prohibition users imitating others if they don’t marque it wide they are a parody relationship successful their sanction and bio.

On Sunday, it was besides reported that Elon further fired teams that conflict misinformation, and immoderate of the contractors claimed they hadn’t been warned earlier helium made the cut. Around 4,400 of 5,500 contractors were fto go, according Reporter Casey Newton from Platformer News. “Contractors aren’t being notified astatine all, they’re conscionable losing entree to Slack and email,” Newton wrote connected Twitter. “Managers figured it retired erstwhile their workers conscionable disappeared from the system. They heard thing from their leaders.”

Elon responded to Jimmy’s tweet addressing a gag hashtag astir his death. (Joe Russo/MEGA)

Elon’s caller caput presumption astatine Twitter has not lone affected its employees, galore celebrities besides quit the app erstwhile helium took over. Model Gigi Hadid, singer Sara Bareilles, Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes, and much released tweets astir their determination to permission earlier this month. Comedian Kathy Griffin was besides suspended from the level aft she impersonated Elon and went connected her precocious mother’s relationship to clap backmost astatine him and telephone him an “asshole” for his actions.