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Elon Musk Melts Down Over Damning Documentary ‘Hit Piece’

Rolling Stone and The Daily Beast describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Elon Musk Melts Down Over Damning Documentary ‘Hit Piece’.
The headline split The Daily Beast frames it as "Elon Musk Melts Down Over Damning Documentary ‘Hit Piece’". Rolling Stone frames it as "Elon Musk Rages Over Alex Gibney’s ‘Hit Piece’ Documentary ‘Musk’: ‘Horrible Human’".
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Left / center-leftElon Musk Melts Down Over Damning Documentary ‘Hit Piece’

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The Daily BeastNews report · Sep 9, 7:47 PM

Elon Musk Melts Down Over Damning Documentary ‘Hit Piece’

Evan Vucci / REUTERS Musk, the documentary by filmmaker Alex Gibney slated for release on October 16, is clearly triggering the Tesla CEO, judging by his meltdown on X. Musk is portrayed in...

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Rolling StoneNews report · Sep 9, 8:29 PM

Elon Musk Rages Over Alex Gibney’s ‘Hit Piece’ Documentary ‘Musk’: ‘Horrible Human’

The four-hour documentary premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Tuesday, and while it’s unclear whether Musk actually watched it, he walked away with strong feelings towards its director

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