US hedge fund management companyBill Ackman, CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management and billionaire, expressed support for anti-Semitic posts on the social media site X (formerly Twitter). Regarding Elon Musk, who has been criticized for his actions, he posted a comment on X defending him by saying, “He is not an anti-Semite.”
Mr. Musk, the owner of I’m inviting you. Several major advertisers have pulled their ads from X so far.
Musk’s comments come as a result of the White House and the electric car maker, his only publicly traded company.It also received criticism from Tesla shareholders. He said some investors should suspend Tesla CEO Musk. Advertisers including Apple and Walt Disney have also canceled or suspended ad spending on X.
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Ackman is worth about $2.2 billion (approximately 329 billion yen). The Wall Street Journal reported in October that Ackman was interested in pursuing a deal with X in a new investment vehicle targeting privately held companies seeking to raise more than $1.5 billion. Ta.
Mr. Ackman also invested $10 million in X through his foundation.is supporting。
Ackman, an alumnus of Harvard University, has been vocal in calling for steps to be taken to address anti-Semitism at the university.
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