Disney exec: We need you again.
Disney lawyer: Which daycare this time?
Disney exec: Actually it's—
Disney lawyer: A lemonade stand that used a copyrighted image?
Disney exec: No, it's Elon Musk. And we're defending basic First Amendment freedoms.
Disney lawyer: [Bursts into song]
Iger Superfan: But sir! Disne-fying one of the most un-Disney places on Earth would secure your legacy as the executive who does what people say can't be done!
The thing about "just buy"ing X is that Musk must choose to sell it. And if he saw that decision in rational financial terms, he wouldn't have accepted the Twitter board's offer (at a high premium over then-current market price, with an intended poison-pill provision that kept him from backing out).
Oh, I'm sure the banks would be thrilled. But they hold loans, not equity; the most they could do to make a sale happen is pressure Musk if he balks on payments, and I haven't heard he tried to stiff them yet.
Noooooooo oooooooone…
Cries like E-Lon
No one spies like E-Lon
No one instigates Nazi white guys like E-Lon
He’s incredibly expert at profligating, oh what a guy…that E-Lon
He’s been sowing evil, from dawnnnnnn…till dusk!
He’s the saddest prick I’ve never met, and he hasn’t got a clue…
Somehow he’ll…turn the world…into pooooooo!
Should be a slam dunk for the advertising group:
"We saw that our members ads were being posted directly next to white supremacist and avowed neo-nazi content, and felt that it wasn't conducive to providing their shareholders with the best value."
With the caveat that I can't confidently rule out this Supreme Court deciding that the Constitution requires private companies to buy ads on right-wing websites, it's hard to see any legal argument.
"We spent our marketing budget in ways we thought would best increase sales" is unbeatable.
BE: This fucking guy...
Disney CLO: We can work something out, no need to...
BE: Make an example of him?
DCLO: No, sir. Everyone saw the defanging of DeSantis. We can relax on this one.
BE: Don't ever use that word near me.
DCLO: I'm sorry, sir.
BE: I want his cock and balls in a jar. Got it?