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As the US<\/span> Congress prepares to usher in a Democratic majority<\/a>, Musk<\/em> director Alex Gibney<\/a> wants to know if there will be renewed interest in government investigations into Elon Musk\u2019s business practices.<\/p>\n

\u201cIs our political system capable\u2014assuming the Democrats win the House and the Senate\u2014of ignoring the power of money \u2026 to hold really tough investigations?\u201d Gibney asked WIRED contributing editor Zo\u00eb Schiffer following a screening of Musk<\/em> at the WIRED World Fair<\/a> just before many of the major congressional races were called for Democrats.<\/p>\n

Gibney\u2019s sweeping documentary<\/a> highlights United States government agencies\u2019 multiple<\/a> investigations into Musk, positing that these actions partially motivated Musk\u2019s support for Donald Trump and other Republican candidates in recent years.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Gibney pointed to the more than $474 million Musk<\/a> has donated to Republican political groups this election cycle, adding that, \u201clast I looked things weren\u2019t going Elon\u2019s way, particularly in Texas.\u201d<\/p>\n

Not long after those remarks, James Talrico was declared the winner of his Senate race and Gina Hinojosa was elected the state\u2019s governor, some of the first Democrats to win a Texas statewide election in more than three decades. Musk, who has enjoyed close relationships<\/a> with Texas bigwigs for years, donated at least $158 million<\/a> to super PACs supporting Talrico\u2019s opponent, Texas attorney general Ken Paxton.<\/p>\n

Musk \u201cnow has such an extraordinary amount of money that dropping $500 million on an election means nothing to him,\u201d Gibney says. However, much of that money is tied up in his companies\u2019 stock. \u201cThe question is: What if that stock begins to fall?\u201d<\/p>\n

While making Musk<\/em>, Gibney spoke with tech entrepreneurs, former employees, and, in two particularly damning interviews,<\/a> Musk\u2019s exes\u2014his first wife, Justine Wilson, and ex-girlfriend, Ashley St. Clair. Musk<\/em> also features interviews with Schiffer and WIRED global editorial director Katie Drummond.<\/p>\n

Musk declined to be interviewed for the film. Instead, Gibney\u2019s team used Musk\u2019s past public comments to create a simulated version<\/a>, pairing actual quotes with a tanned, chiseled avatar wearing a leather jacket.<\/p>\n

On X, Musk has decried the documentary as a \u201chit piece.\u201d In September, Alex Spiro, an attorney for Musk, sent Gibney\u2019s Jigsaw Productions a letter threatening to file a defamation lawsuit ahead of the film\u2019s release.<\/p>\n

The rollout for Musk<\/em> has been complex. In early October, independent film distributor Bleecker Street\u2014which owns Musk\u2019s<\/em> domestic theatrical rights\u2014moved up<\/a> the release date by a week, following strong festival reviews. According to The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>, YouTube, TikTok, and Meta all initially declined to advertise the trailer for Musk leading up to the film\u2019s debut; X did not advertise the trailer at all.<\/p>\n

Musk<\/em> will be available to rent or buy starting November 6<\/a>, at which point it will no longer play in theaters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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