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SpaceX is suing a California commission over alleged political bias against Elon Musk.
WE HAVE A PROBLEM

SpaceX Claims Launches Were Blocked Over Musk’s Politics

One of the California Coastal commissioners had complained about the MAGA billionaire “tweeting political falsehoods.”

Dan Ladden-Hall

Ron Burkle, the godfather of Diddy’s children, is in hot water with his neighbors over a gaudy plan for his country estate.
TRAGIC KINGDOM

Billionaire Diddy Pal Ripped for Crazy ‘Disneyland’ Plan

Ron Burkle, who was also a friend and adviser to Michael Jackson, is locked in a planning battle with some disdainful neighbors.

Tom Sykes

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez attend the 2024 Met Gala.
‘SIX STARS’

Bezos Pens Unconvincing Amazon Review of Lauren Sánchez Book

“This is the best children’s book my fiancée has ever written.”

Emell Derra Adolphus

Elon Musk deleted his post about no one trying to assassinate Joe Biden or Kamala Harris after the second attempt on Donald Trump’s life, claiming he’d meant it as a joke.
CRICKETS

Elon Musk Says His Trump Assassination Post Was Just a Joke

The billionaire said the line had gone down well with some people before he decided to share it online.

Dan Ladden-Hall

Elon Musk wearing a cowboy hat.
DARK MONEY

Elon Musk Secretly Funded Bid to Dump Democratic Prosecutor

The billionaire’s real target may have been the man he, in his increasingly conspiratorial worldview, has compared to the supervillain Magneto: George Soros.

Sean Craig

Selena Gomez was listed on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index for the first time Friday, with her net worth pegged at $1.3 billion
ONLY MAGNATES IN THE BUILDING

How Selena Gomez Became America’s Latest Billionaire

Selena Gomez became a household name thanks to her acting and singing. But that isn’t the reason she has now been listed by Bloomberg as a billionaire.

Sean Craig

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Elon Musk’s xAI data center is allegedly contributing to a smog problem in Memphis.
CLOUD COMPUTING

Elon Musk’s xAI Data Center Allegedly Fueling Major Smog

Environmental groups claim the site is using gas-burning turbines without a permit.

Dan Ladden-Hall

Michael Lewis says Sam Bankman-Fried’s crime “still makes no sense.”
AFTERWORD

Michael Lewis Speaks Out After Sam Bankman-Fried Furor

Some critics alleged the “Moneyball” author had been too sympathetic to Bankman-Fried in his book about the disgraced former billionaire.

Dan Ladden-Hall

Loans that Elon Musk used to buy Twitter have become the worst merger-finance deal for banks since the financial crisis of 2008-09, according to a report.
BAWL STREET

Musk’s Twitter Buyout Is Worst Deal for Banks Since Crisis

The lenders haven’t been able to sell the debt without incurring huge losses, leaving them stuck with the loans.

Dan Ladden-Hall

British entrepreneur Mike Lynch.
SWEPT AWAY

Inside Story of Billionaire Whose Luck Ran Out on Superyacht

Mike Lynch became one of the very few people to score an acquittal in his recent federal criminal case. But months later, that luck was wiped away.

Michael Daly

Lauren Sanchez shared pictures of her and Jeff Bezos spending time with Pope Francis in the Vatican.
#BLESSED

Lauren Sanchez on Her Hang With the Pope: ‘It Was an Honor’

His Holiness apparently advised her not to take life too seriously.

Dan Ladden-Hall

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