Elon Musk denounces documentary 'Musk' as a boring hit piece

Elon Musk took to his social-media platform X on Wednesday to attack Alex Gibney's four-hour documentary that premiered at the Venice Film Festival, describing it as a "hit piece" and "boring." He also suggested the filmmaker lacks integrity and compared the work unfavorably to other content.

The documentary, titled "Musk," earned a four-minute standing ovation at its debut and has been praised by some critics. It examines the billionaire's influence, his political shift, controversies surrounding Tesla’s self-driving technology, and personal relationships, featuring interviews with figures such as his first wife Justine Musk, his father Errol Musk, AI researcher Geoffrey Hinton, Tesla co-founder Martin Eberhard, and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman.

"dogshit is worth more respect than the Oscar-winning documentarian," Musk wrote in response to a video of Gibney at a press conference.

"He has ZERO integrity. Horrible human," he added in a separate reply.

The film also includes comments from Ashley St. Clair, mother of Musk’s thirteenth child, who said she was offered a $40 million nondisclosure agreement after the birth of their son. Musk disputed her claim, saying she was never offered such an agreement and has a history of false statements.

Gibney told reporters that he attempted to interview Musk, who declined, and that the production originally aimed for a shorter format before Musk’s public alignment with President Donald Trump. The documentary uses an AI-generated avatar of Musk to deliver statements he has made previously. It is scheduled for U.S. theatrical release on October 16 through Bleecker Street.

Representatives for both the documentary and Gibney did not respond to requests for comment.