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Elon Musk attacks film-maker behind documentary about him

Tech mogul calls director Alex Gibney a β€˜bitter old man’ who has β€˜zero integrity’ in series of posts on X

Elon Musk has issued an angry tirade at the film-maker behind a four-hour documentary about his life and influence, labelling the director, Alex Gibney, a β€œbitter old man” who has β€œzero integrity”.

Gibney, who has previously made films about the collapse of Enron, WikiLeaks and Vladimir Putin, premiered his Musk documentary at the Venice film festival this week. He said he believed the world’s richest man was β€œextremely dangerous”.

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Β© Photograph: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters

Β© Photograph: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters

Β© Photograph: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters

Rise of Chicken Shop Date highlights how YouTube turned the tables on TV

Amelia Dimoldenberg says publicists ignored her interview show for years but she can now be picky over A-list guests

Just a decade ago, Amelia Dimoldenberg found it impossible to drum up any mainstream celebrities to come on her mock date YouTube show, in which she chats awkwardly with guests over chicken and chips.

Even persuading a local actor connected with her London youth club to come on took years of prodding. Managers of A-listers with movies or albums to push instead battled to claim a spot on the hallowed cushions of the primetime TV chatshow sofa.

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Β© Photograph: Chicken Shop Date

Β© Photograph: Chicken Shop Date

Β© Photograph: Chicken Shop Date

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