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(https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/) Creative Content  > (https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/) Movies    Elon Musk Threatens Legal Action Over Alex Gibney Documentary, Calls It a ‘Hit Piece’ The four-hour film connects Musk’s Starlink satellites to the 2024 presidential election (Adam Chitwood, TheGrill 2023)   (https://www.thewrap.com/author/adam-chitwood/) (Posts by Adam Chitwood) Adam Chitwood  September 10, 2026 @ 7:13 AM  Share on Social Media (https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u%20=%20https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/elon-musk-threatens-legal-action-over-documentary/)   Share on Facebook   (https://twitter.com/share?url%20=%20https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/elon-musk-threatens-legal-action-over-documentary/)   Share on X (formerly Twitter)   (https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini%20=%20true&url%20=%20https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/elon-musk-threatens-legal-action-over-documentary/)   Share on LinkedIn   (mailto:?body%20=%20https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/elon-musk-threatens-legal-action-over-documentary/&subject%20=%20Elon%20Musk%20Threatens%20Legal%20Action%20Over%20Alex%20Gibney%20Documentary,%20Calls%20It%20a%20‘Hit%20Piece’)   Share on Email         (Business person Elon Musk delivers a speech during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on January 22, 2026)  Business person Elon Musk delivers a speech during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on January 22, 2026 (Harun Ozalp/Anadolu via Getty Images)   Getting your (https://trinityaudio.ai/) Trinity Audio player ready…  Elon Musk responded to the debut of Alex Gibney’s four-hour documentary (https://thewrap.com/tag/musk/) “Musk,” which had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival this week, by slamming it as a “hit piece” and threatening legal action over claims that he used his Starlink satellites to influence the 2024 presidential election. In the letter, addressed to Jigsaw Productions and dated Sept. 3, Spiro says they tried to contact the team “multiple times” and “requested an opportunity to present the facts in the normal fact-checking process that is the hallmark of ethical journalism.  You have refused to engage.”  The letter continues: “While we are ardent supporters of the First Amendment, and respect the reporting process, it has become abundantly clear that the motivations behind this piece are not the pursuit of truth, but something far different. This project did not begin as an inquiry. It began with a conclusion.”  “You are on notice, before release, that the insinuation is false, that the material refuting it is public, and that you chose not to be told the rest,” Spiro wrote. (https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/musk-review-alex-gibney-punishing-elon-musk-documentary/) (Musk)   Read Next  (https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/musk-review-alex-gibney-punishing-elon-musk-documentary/) 'Musk' Review: Alex Gibney's Punishing Elon Musk Doc Is the Stuff of Nightmares    “Starlink was not connected to vote tabulation. Election officials in multiple states, independent cybersecurity researchers, and fact-checkers publicly refuted the Starlink vote-rigging claim in November 2024, and nothing since has revived it,” Spiro said in the letter, which was (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/elon-musk-alex-gibney-documentary-legal-threat-1236696337/) first reported by THR. “Defamation does not require an express accusation.” The letter alleges that the film hinges on “the accounts of witnesses with acknowledged personal grievances against Mr. Musk” and that “nothing in the available reporting indicates that their consequential claims were independently  corroborated,” adding that “the people in a position to contradict them were neither unknown nor unavailable. They came to you and asked to be heard, and you refused them, as you refused us. That is not a gap in the reporting. It is a conscious decision to disregard the truth.” The letter says litigation is “reasonably anticipated.”  “We therefore have no choice but to put you on formal legal notice regarding your upcoming ‘piece’ and to reserve all rights. That notice runs to everyone who participates in publishing this film — Mr. Gibney, Jigsaw, HBO, Bleecker Street, Universal, and every other financier,  producer, and distributor — as of today. Any decision to release, republish, or promote this material with knowledge of the facts set out above will be assessed accordingly.”  Jigsaw Productions issued a statement in response to the letter: “Alex Gibney’s films are consistently recognized for their in-depth, fact-driven explorations of influential figures and corporations, coupled with his bold and engaging directorial style. This approach has garnered him international praise, an Academy Award among other accolades, and a reputation that The Times of London recently lauded as the “gold standard for fearless journalistic integrity.” The right to engage in open debate and fact-based examinations of powerful public figures is protected by the first amendment – something that should be recognized and defended by all Americans, including the associates of Elon Musk, who has proclaimed himself to be a ‘free speech absolutist.’” Musk himself took to X over the last several days to slam the movie himself. “Gibney deliberately set out to make a hit piece and lacks any integrity whatsoever,” Musk (https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2098045279941562584?s=20) said on X.  In another reply on the social media platform, he again said the documentary filmmaker has “zero integrity” and added “his movies are boring af.”  The documentary “Musk” is due to be released by Bleecker Street in the U.S. on Oct. 16. (https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/politics/elon-musk-trump-regime-change-book-morning-joe/) (New York Times journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan appear as guests on the June 26, 2026 edition of "Morning Joe" (MS NOW))   Read Next  (https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/politics/elon-musk-trump-regime-change-book-morning-joe/) Trump Admin Never Recovered From Elon Musk's Tenure as 'Co-President,' Authors of 'Regime Change' Say      (Adam Chitwood, TheGrill 2023)   (https://www.thewrap.com/author/adam-chitwood/) Adam Chitwood  Adam is the Executive Editor of TheWrap. He joined in 2021 as Assistant Managing Editor for Audience after working for over a decade at Collider, where he spent five years as Managing Editor after previously serving as Deputy Editor at the entertainment website where he helped build and manage the site’s content strategy. As Assistant…    Please wait while we verify your access…   Comments (wowza network Avatar)    wowza network (index.html#comment-95638) September 10, 2026    We were asking the same thing,it seems that pure lazy journalism,written by someone with a 4th grade understanding,of a well written article,is the new norm now.     (Michael Kaplan Avatar)    Michael Kaplan (index.html#comment-95636) September 10, 2026    Eric – It’s Alex Spro, Musk’s attorney.     (Eric Paulson Avatar)    Eric Paulson (index.html#comment-95635) September 10, 2026    You repeatedly refer to a “Spiro” but fail to state who or what that is.                                                      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