Larry Ellison, founder of Oracle
Larry Ellison, the founder of Oracle, and Elon Musk go way back, so it’s a “no, duh” that Ellison would jump on board Musk’s party bus into hell from the get go. According to Musk’s texts sent to Ellison back in April, the Oracle founder and regular Republican donor was gung ho from the outset, even offering Musk “a billion… or whatever you recommend.”
Ellison did sink $1 billion into the deal through his trust, and he’s seemed to stick to his pledge. Musk was apparently texting Ellison into the early morning hours regarding him trying to put the deal on hold back in May, but Musk allegedly deleted those messages, according to court documents filed by Twitter’s legal team at the time.
