“I think we can all agree Elon isn’t serious and it’s time to move on,” Zuckerberg wrote on his Threads social platform.
“I offered a real date… Elon won’t confirm a date, then says he needs surgery, and now asks to do a practice round in my backyard instead.”
Musk shortly responded on X, the platform he purchased final yr that was beforehand known as Twitter.
“Zuck is a chicken,” Musk posted.
The Tesla boss stated he would head to Silicon Valley Monday: “Can’t wait to bang on his door tomorrow.”
When an X person steered 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 can’t eat at Chick-fil-A because that would be cannibalism,” Musk posted.
The two tech titans have gone backwards and forwards on social media about combating one another in a much-hyped charity match.
Musk stated Friday the fight would happen in Italy, as authorities there confirmed talks about internet hosting a “great charity event.”
“I spoke to the PM of Italy and Minister of Culture,” Musk wrote, referring to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. “They have agreed on an epic location.”
In response, Zuckerberg posted a photograph of himself shirtless and pinning down an opponent in his “backyard octagon.”
A martial arts fanatic who has taken half in jiujitsu competitions, Zuckerberg stated, “I love this sport and I’ve been ready to fight since the day Elon challenged me.”
“If he ever agrees on an actual date, you’ll hear it from me. Until then, please assume anything he says has not been agreed on.”
Italian Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano confirmed chatting with Musk about “how to organize a great charity event evoking history” however stated any match “will not be held in Rome.”
Sangiuliano stated any occasion with Musk would increase “a huge sum, many millions of euros, (that) will be donated to two important Italian pediatric hospitals.”
The two 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 must endure “minor surgery” to resolve a “problem with my right shoulder blade rubbing against my ribs.”
“Recovery will only take a few months,” he added.
The world’s richest individual has a titanium plate holding two vertebrae collectively however stated Friday it’s at present “not an issue.”
