Jury selection in Musk v. Altman: ‘People don’t like him’

An image of Elon Musk in a tuxedo making an odd face. The background is red with weight scales on it.

On Monday, the courtroom battle between Elon Musk and Sam Altman over alleged broken promises at OpenAI started, as usual, with jury selection. The only tricky part? A lot of the prospective jurors already have an opinion about Elon Musk, and it’s not a good one.

The Verge reporter Elizabeth Lopatto, who was there at the courthouse, quoted statements from some of the juror questionnaires:

“Elon Musk is a greedy, racist, homophobic piece of garbage.”

“Elon Musk is a world-class jerk.”

“I very much dislike Tesla. As a woman of color, I am very aware of the damaging statements and actions Elon Musk has enacted and been a part of.”

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