“I feel we will all agree Elon is not critical and it is time to transfer on,” Zuckerberg wrote on his Threads social platform.
“I provided an actual date… Elon will not verify a date, then says he wants surgical procedure, and now asks to do a observe spherical in my yard as an alternative.”
Musk rapidly responded on X, the platform he purchased final yr that was beforehand known as Twitter.
“Zuck is a hen,” Musk posted.
The Tesla boss mentioned he would head to Silicon Valley Monday: “Cannot wait to bang on his door tomorrow.”
When an X consumer instructed Zuckerberg was getting chilly toes in regards to the match, Musk referred to a preferred US quick meals chain recognized for its hen choices.
“He cannot eat at Chick-fil-A as a result of that may be cannibalism,” Musk posted.
The 2 tech titans have gone forwards and backwards on social media about preventing one another in a much-hyped charity match.
Musk mentioned Friday the combat would happen in Italy, as authorities there confirmed talks about internet hosting a “nice charity occasion.”
“I spoke to the PM of Italy and Minister of Tradition,” Musk wrote, referring to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. “They’ve agreed on an epic location.”
In response, Zuckerberg posted a photograph of himself shirtless and pinning down an opponent in his “yard octagon.”
A martial arts fanatic who has taken half in jiujitsu competitions, Zuckerberg mentioned, “I like this sport and I have been able to combat for the reason that day Elon challenged me.”
“If he ever agrees on an precise date, you will hear it from me. Till then, please assume something he says has not been agreed on.”
Italian Tradition Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano confirmed chatting with Musk about “easy methods to set up an amazing charity occasion evoking historical past” however mentioned any match “won’t be held in Rome.”
Sangiuliano mentioned any occasion with Musk would elevate “an enormous sum, many tens of millions of euros, (that) shall be donated to 2 essential Italian pediatric hospitals.”
The 2 tech tycoons, who’ve sometimes jousted from afar, turned direct opponents after Zuckerberg’s Meta launched its Twitter-like Threads platform in early July.
Musk famous on Friday that he might have to bear “minor surgical procedure” to resolve a “downside with my proper shoulder blade rubbing towards my ribs.”
“Restoration will solely take just a few months,” he added.
The world’s richest individual has a titanium plate holding two vertebrae collectively however mentioned Friday it’s presently “not a problem.”
