It seems Elon Musk is n’t very democratic in the video game community , at least not among the gamers who get together for the Valorant World Championship Final in Los Angeles on Saturday . During the consequence , the camera concisely panned to Musk , who was go to the tournament with one of his sons , as report byInsider . Immediately , the crowd start booing .
“ Where is that from ? That ca n’t be from in here , surely , ” one of the result ’s commentators asked as the auditory sensation of scoffing filled the sports stadium . An oblivious Musk appeared on screen for just about four seconds , but the boos continued long after the camera cut back to footage of game play . After around thirty seconds , the mockery settled into a chorus as the audience chanted , “ Bring back Twitter . ”
Elon Musk getting booed at VALORANT Champs and the crowd start chanting " bring back Twitter " lmaopic.twitter.com/lDoWse78YV
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Almost four million viewers tune - in to follow a stream of the event on Twitch , but the Musk incident got even more aid on the billionaire ’s own platform . E - sports newsperson Jake Luckyposted a clipof the spectacle on X , formerly get it on as Twitter . It quickly went viral , prompting hazing from Musk ’s detractor and sulfurous defence from his legion of blue - checked supporters .
“ Getting booed by Valorant musician is like getting wedgies by the anime club in middle school , ” one userposted , negging everyone affect .
This is n’t the first fourth dimension a surprisal appearance by the globe ’s most online billionaire went saturnine . Comedian Dave Chappelle brought Musk on stage at a show in San Francisco last December . The crowd flare up in snort every time Musk tried to speak duringthe brief and sticky confrontation .
Musk later tweeted thatmost people were thrilled to see him , actually . “ Technically , it was 90 % cheerfulness & 10 % snort ( except during smooth menstruum ) , but , still , that ’s a lot of boos , which is a first for me in real life ( frequent on Twitter ) , ” Musk posted , contradicting the video evidence .
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