Nick Jonas hits back at critics after facing furious backlash over Elon Musk tweet

Nick Jonas has slammed fans for overreacting to his tweet to tech billionaire Elon Musk, with insiders claiming he believed it was a ‘nice and non-dramatic post’.

On Tuesday, the singer, 32, engaged in conversation with the SpaceX tycoon, 53, on his platform X, formerly known as Twitter, leading outraged social media users to believe he was throwing support behind him.

Sources close to Nick have now exclusively told DailyMail.com that while he had no intention of showing support for Elon by posting the message, he will not be deleting it.

They added that he is also already “over” from the consequences and that he has much more important things to worry about.

The insider said: ‘Nick will not relinquish his post on Elon Musk, nor will he double down and has no plans to remove it.

‘He thinks that many exaggerate things a bit in the way they react to it, but he can’t do anything about it except make it all disappear.

Their interaction came after Elon used a Jonas Brothers GIF in response to an article

“For Nick, there are far more important things to worry about than dealing with online trolls over what he thought was a nice and non-dramatic post.”

They continued, “Support or not, Nick tried to be smart by making a statement or announcement of support, but on the internet you can’t do anything without being attacked.

“This will pass and Nick is already over the controversy this has somehow caused.”

DailyMail.com has contacted Nick’s rep for comment.

It all started when Elon responded to an article from Tesla owners Silicon Valley, which claimed that Tesla’s profits have “increased 100 percent” since President-elect Donald Trump won the election last month.

In response to the post, Elon posted an old GIF of the Jonas Brothers spinning around a small wooden coffee table.

“My, how the tables have turned!” he wrote next to it.

Shortly afterwards, Nick tweeted Elon’s message with a reference to his brothers’ cover of Busted’s hit Year 3000.

The billionaire celebrated Tesla’s higher profits after the election

Nick then responded with a photo of Elon alongside the comment: “Take us to the year 3000.”

Next to a photo of Elon, he said: “Take us to the year 3000.”

But Nick’s response didn’t go down well with fans at all, with many left disappointed with the interaction.

Some even threatened to shun the musician and his brothers – Joe, 35, and Kevin, 37 – ahead of their 20th anniversary tour next year.

Regarding X, one sounded: ’20th anniversary tour, but I just can’t support this.’

“Yes, I’ll keep my money on the next tour, thanks,” wrote another.

A third vowed: ‘We’re not just going to move forward with this. To be noticeably quiet for the entire election cycle and then tweet something like that?

“I’ve been a fan since 2005 and was really looking forward to a 20th anniversary tour, but I just can’t support this.”

On Monday it was announced that Elon has once again topped the list of the world’s rich, after his wealth increased by more than $200 billion this year.

The Bloomberg Billionaires Index reported that he has now amassed a net worth of $455 billion, a rise boosted by a nearly 71 percent surge in Tesla shares after the U.S. election.

Elon is the automaker’s largest shareholder with an approximately 13 percent stake in the company.

His net worth was also boosted by an insider stock sale of SpaceX, which he heads.

The rocket company and its investors agreed to buy as much as $1.25 billion in common stock, it was reported last week.