Vijaya Gadde
Ex-Twitter Executives Sue Elon Musk for $128M in Severance
Elon Musk, after acquiring Twitter for USD44 billion in 2022, dismissed several top executives, including Parag Agrawal, Ned Segal, Vijaya Gadde, and Sean Edgett. Subsequently, Agrawal and other former executives have filed a lawsuit against Musk, alleging that he withheld USD 128 million in severance payments. Musk later renamed Twitter as X.
Elon Musk takes control of Twitter, fires executives
Elon Musk took control of Twitter and fired its top executives late on Oct. 27 in a deal that puts one of the leading platforms for global discourse in the hands of the world's richest man.
Following the takeover, Musk tweeted that the "the bird is freed," referencing the company's iconic avian logo.