The world’s richest man, who struck the blockbuster deal to buy Twitter in April but has since tried to terminate the purchase, arguing that there was no reason to hurry the case. Twitter is rushing to court after ‘a two-month treasure hunt of delays, technical bottlenecks, evasive answers and, ultimately, refusals’ Lawyer for the billionaire said Twitter was trying to ‘shroud the truth’ over fake accounts on the service, an issue that Mr. Musk has made central to his desire to pull out of the deal. Twitter has maintained that it has worked with Mr. Musk to close the deal and is intent on seeing the sale through. The ensuing legal battle promises to be ugly and prolonged . . .
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