“There’s an Elon Musk premium in the stock”: Why Tesla can’t get rid of Musk
https://www.vox.com/business-and-finance/2018/9/22/17890400/elon-musk-podcast-tesla-investigation-board
The DOJ and SEC have probes open. Musk’s tweets have been problematic. And yet, he’s likely to stay on.
Elon Musk, CEO and chairman of Tesla, has in recent months sparked federal probes with an off-the-cuff tweet about taking his company private. He’s been sued by a British cave diver for insisting the man is a pedophile. He appeared to smoke marijuana on a podcast with the media and spoke about his use of Ambien to sleep.