"Money Can't Buy Class": People Are Roasting A Cringey Video Of Elon Musk Posing On A Red Carpet
Over the weekend, celebrities, athletes, and billionaires attended the 10th Annual Breakthrough Prize Ceremony (dubbed the "Oscars of Science") to recognize top scientists with million-dollar prizes.
Elon Musk made an appearance, and it was, um, a rather uncomfortable watch:
.@elonmusk gives multiple poses on the #BreakthroughPrize red carpet pic.twitter.com/VWTiQkdZMu
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) April 14, 2024
The Hollywood Reporter / Via Twitter: @THR
Someone tells him, "Throw your arms in the air again!!! Throw your arms in the air!!!" which gave us this:
Then, someone behind their camera said, "Fighting pose," and Elon proceeded to give this:
And this:
He then pretended to be sexy and coy:
The Hollywood Reporter / Via Twitter: @THR, The Hollywood Reporter
Then he posed like he was about to do an evil waltz:
At this point, I was pretty sure he was auditioning to be a Sim.
Anyways, here's what the internet had to say:
You know he was practicing these poses in the mirror for an hour before he left https://t.co/EpxCAUbUDY
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) April 14, 2024
The Hollywood Reporter / Via Twitter: @adamtotscomix
I've never seen anyone so desperate to be liked and so obviously unlikeable. https://t.co/tjs4bnQb7I
— Ashley Lynch ✂️🎞️ (@ashleylynch) April 14, 2024
The Hollywood Reporter / Via Twitter: @ashleylynch
This is exactly what we’re talking about when we say “he wants to be Tony Stark so bad but he’s actually Justin Hammer” https://t.co/JkuU2qTbfh
— Monkee D. Hernandy (@hernandy_s) April 15, 2024
The Hollywood Reporter / Via Twitter: @hernandy_s
it’s like a 12 year old trying their hardest to be the class clown https://t.co/RtsZ9SpQZy
— selma😜 (@selmacashmoney) April 15, 2024
The Hollywood Reporter / Via Twitter: @selmacashmoney
The awkward laugh and frantically looking around for validation every time kills me
— Astral (@Astral_fns) April 14, 2024
He’s so uncomfortable in his own skin it looks like absolute hell to even be alive https://t.co/mWoAcEc2UI
— Chase Mitchell (@ChaseMit) April 14, 2024
The Hollywood Reporter / Via Twitter: @ChaseMit
As Countess Luann said “Money can’t buy you class” https://t.co/wkZgNdF0Rk
— Jimbo 🇲🇽 (@JimboRomano) April 14, 2024
@marcmalkin
And lastly, my personal favorite:
sims 4 vibes https://t.co/Fpw3FJ3YzL pic.twitter.com/9dHdIgAAAT
— Jon Of Us (@JonOfUs) April 15, 2024
The Hollywood Reporter / Via Twitter: @JonOfUs
Bye, Elon! I still won't call it X!