From trance to France! Elon Musk reveals he slept in his car on his way to a meeting with President Macron at the Elysee Palace less than 48 hours after watching the Bosnian DJ in LA
- He had been spotted watching Mladen Solomun, a Bosnian-German DJ in LA
Elon Musk revealed he had slept in his car on his way to a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at his official residence in Paris today.
The billionaire sat opposite Macron in one of the Elysee Palace’s gilded rooms, and he joked that he had to “sleep in the car” after a night of partying on Sunday in comments caught on camera before their meeting.
It comes less than 48 hours after the Tesla CEO was spotted on Saturday mingling with festival-goers at a trance music event in downtown Los Angeles.
He spotted Mladen Solomun, a Bosnian-German DJ, along with a 10,000-strong crowd in the historic Exposition Park.
During today’s meeting with the French president, Musk was still seen wearing what appeared to be his party boots from the previous night.
Twitter, now X. Corp, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, right, pose with French President Emmanuel Macron ahead of their talks, Monday, May 15, 2023, at the Elysee Palace in Paris
During the meeting with the French president the next day, Musk could still be seen wearing what appeared to be his party boots from the previous night
Elon Musk attends the historic Exposition Park in downtown Los Angeles for a trance music event
In a statement afterwards, the Elysee said the meeting covered several topics of common interest, in particular the European response to the US Inflation Reduction Act and the progress France has made in attracting investment and improving prospects for electric vehicles and energy.
“We have so much to do together,” Macron said in a tweet.
Later in the afternoon at Versailles, Musk attended a round table discussion on “Green Industrialization” and a dinner with the other CEOs.
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire will pitch to Musk new tax cuts for investments in green technology that Macron made public last week, the finance ministry told Reuters.
France previously tried to convince Musk to build a European gigafactory in the country, but he chose Germany for his only European gigafactory to date.
Asked by BFM TV about possible investments by Musk, Le Maire said only that “all investments made today are the result of months or even years of negotiations.”
Tesla was not immediately available for comment.
Musk is known as a fan of electronic dance music (EDM), having written and released a song himself titled “Don’t Doubt Your Vibe” in January 2020.
His partying antics came days after he announced that NBC Universal Linda Yaccarino would be taking over as CEO of Twitter.
Elon Musk has confirmed that Linda Yaccarino is Twitter’s new CEO
Last week, the Twitter boss revealed how he hired her to take over as CEO of the social media network.
Musk, who bought Twitter in October 2022, tweeted, “Excited to announce I have a new CEO for X/Twitter. She will start in 6 weeks!
“My role will transition to exec chairman and CTO (chief technology officer), overseeing products, software and sysops.”