Advertisers from Apple to Walt Disney have suspended or halted spending on X after its billionaire owner asserted Jewish people “hate” white people.

Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman defended Elon Musk after major advertisers pulled ads from social media site X over antisemitic commentary. Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman defended Elon Musk after major advertisers pulled ads from social media site X over antisemitic commentary.

Musk appeared to specifically call out Disney chief executive Bob Iger, whose company is among those who paused advertising on X.

Elon Musk said advertisers pulling their ads from his social-media platform X can “go f—yourself.” Musk’s platform in recent weeks has been grappling with the departure of

Billionaire Elon Musk told advertisers that have fled his social media platform X over antisemitic content to "Go fuck yourself" in a fiery Wednesday interview. His profanity-laced remarks followed a moment of contrition in a New York Times DealBook Summit interview.

Continue reading sometimes incendiary posts Musk agreed with supporting “hordes of minorities” call out antisemitism on X once in June tweets about the Jewish financier George Soros again in September broadcast their September conversation praised Musk’s “leadership in fighting hate.

Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X, says the advertisers that have stopped spending on the platform due to his endorsement of an antisemitic post can “f——” themselves.

Although Mr. Musk acknowledged that an extended boycott could bankrupt X, he suggested that the public would blame the brands rather than him for its collapse.

Elon Musk, in his first interview with mainstream media since his antisemitic post on X earlier this month, apologized Wednesday for what he called his “dumbest” ever social media post. But he lashed out at advertisers leaving his platform because of rising antisemitism on X.