Elon Musk discussed all things Twitter takeover in an interview with BBC reporter James Clayton, know his biography
Elon Musk participated in his first interviews on Tuesday 11th April 2023 after being Twitter’s Chief in October. Speaking with BBC reporter James, he divulged details on his massive $44 billion purchase and cutting of 6000 staff from the company.
Who is James Clayton BBC journalist who interviewed Elon Musk: Biography, wife, education, career
James Clayton: "I've seen more hateful content on my "For You" tab, personally.
Elon Musk: "Name one."
James Clayton: “LET’S MOVE ON”
pic.twitter.com/SgpFKCAI7N— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 12, 2023
While interviewing the SpaceX founder is rare, things took an unexpected turn when the Twitter boss fired questions back at the reporters, who laughed off the tense questions.
Elon Musk Turns the Tables on BBC Interviewer James Clayton Calling Out Their Own Flawed COVID ‘Misinformation’ Policy
Clayton: “This is not an interview about the BBC”
Musk: “Oh you thought it wasn’t?” 🤣@elonmusk @JamesClayton5 pic.twitter.com/JThyPONc9P
— Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) April 12, 2023
BBC Journalist James Clayton career, education
James Clayton has been BBC‘s North America technology reporter since April 2020. He hails from San Francisco. James’ work has been published by the likes of the Telegraph, and Yahoo.
He earlier worked at BBC Newsnight, which is a news program where the daily news gets investigates headlines. Being a tech journalist, James Clayton has written about the latest developments involving the companies like Amazon, Google, and Apple, including the latter’s 2021 trial with the game company, The Epic Games.
Before holding his current role, James Clayton worked on BBC Newsnight. Due to his location, Clayton has reported on the natural disasters from California storms in January 2023, to the 7.2 magnitude Haiti earthquake which took place in August of 2021. Clayton is having private social media.
James is married to his wife Maya Rostowska since 2019. They both were colleagues at BBC Newsnight and the duo welcomed their son, Kuba, in May 2022. Maya works at VICE News as a producer. In 2015, she was a part of the BBC.
James Clayton’s height is 5 feet 11 inches and his weight is 70 kg as of 2023.
James Clayton’s net worth
James Clayton is estimated to have a net worth of 1 million dollars as of 2023.
Elon Musk Flips the script on James Clayton
Elon Musk accepting last-minute interviews, it was unlikely for this founder to leave without requesting answers to his own queries.
Elon asked, ‘Does BBC hold itself responsible for all misinformation regarding side effects of vaccinations.’
He asked a number of other such questions to quiz Clayton.