Overview
- In a widely shared post, the 87-year-old novelist said Musk appears “totally uneducated, uncultured,” questioning his lack of posts about books, art, family or everyday joys.
- Musk fired back on X, calling Oates a liar who delights in being mean and adding further insults about her writing.
- The back-and-forth quickly spread across platforms, turning a routine exchange into a high-profile online feud.
- Coverage ties Oates’s critique to Musk’s recent AI-generated videos made with xAI’s Grok Imagine tool, which drew mixed reactions.
- Following the criticism, Musk replied to film-related posts with brief approvals, while Oates clarified she was probing how immense wealth relates to cultural engagement, and reaction online remained split.