Elon Musk’s latest power play? Snatching up ABC for $790 million and canceling The View—just days after Alec Baldwin called him a “scumbag” on air. The shocking move has left Hollywood and media insiders reeling, with many questioning whether this was a business strategy or pure payback.
Musk, who’s no stranger to controversy, defended the decision, stating: “Media should elevate conversation, not poison it.” But Baldwin wasn’t having it, quipping in follow-up interviews that Musk “can’t handle the heat, so he bought the kitchen.”
The fallout has been instant. The View’s loyal fans are outraged, flooding social media with protests, while Musk’s base sees it as a long-overdue reckoning for “biased” entertainment.
Whether this is a visionary media overhaul or a billionaire’s grudge match, one thing’s undeniable: Musk isn’t just disrupting industries anymore—he’s rewriting the rules of celebrity feuds. And this time, the price tag was $790 million.
