Larry David didn’t curb his dislike of Elon Musk whereas at a marriage.
The “Curb Your Enthusiasm” creator confronted Twitter AKA “X” proprietor Musk throughout agent Ari Emanuel’s 2022 marriage ceremony, as captured in new biography “Elon Musk,” written by Walter Isaacson.
David and Musk have been sitting on the identical desk throughout the marriage ceremony reception, which led David to ask Musk, “Do you simply wish to homicide children in faculties?” in an excerpt from the guide (through The New York Post). The marriage occurred 4 days following the Uvalde, Texas college capturing bloodbath.
Per the biography, Musk replied, “I’m anti-kid homicide,” to which “Seinfeld” creator David requested, “Then how might you vote Republican?”
David later confirmed the encounter to biographer Isaacson, telling the writer, “His tweets about voting Republican as a result of Democrats have been the celebration of division and hate have been sticking in my craw. Even when Uvalde by no means occurred, I most likely would have introduced it up, as a result of I used to be indignant and offended.”
MSNBC “Morning Joe” co-anchor Joe Scarborough was additionally current on the identical desk with David and Musk; the information reporter known as their encounter “all fairly amusing,” particularly since groom Emanuel seated Scarborough particularly subsequent to Musk as he’s “not an enormous fan of Elon.”
This isn’t the primary time David has confronted a disgraced public determine: Whereas at a Martha’s Winery grocery retailer, David approached lawyer Alan Dershowitz who has ties to Harvey Weinstein, Jeffrey Epstein, and Donald Trump. David allegedly instructed Dershowitz it was “disgusting” to be related to Trump’s Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, amongst his different cohorts. Pompeo was a former legislation scholar of Dershowitz’s, and the 2 reunited whereas at an occasion celebrating the Abraham Accords motion in the direction of peace in Israel. David was referencing the protection of Dershowitz and Pompeo collectively.
Dershowitz later mentioned of the encounter, “He known as me disgusting, and he mentioned he might by no means discuss to me. Right here’s a man who used to come back to our home to work out within the fitness center. He would come to our home for dinner two or thrice a summer time. We’re associates. I represented him twice professional bono. Immediately, simply due to that and since, clearly, my protection of Trump, that has occurred.”
