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Elon Musk Tweeted He May Die 'Under Mysterious Circumstances'—And His Mom Was Not Amused

Elon Musk Tweeted He May Die 'Under Mysterious Circumstances'—And His Mom Was Not Amused
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Peter Karleby
By Peter KarlebyMay 10, 2022
Peter Karleby
Peter Karleby is a writer, content producer and performer originally from Michigan. His writing has also appeared on YourTango, Delish and Medium, and he has produced content for NBC, The New York Times and The CW, among others. When not working, he can be found tripping over his own feet on a hiking trail while singing Madonna songs to ward off lurking bears.
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Tesla CEO—and prospective new Twitter owner—Elon Musk is known for his eccentric, often boundary-pushing tweets.

But one he posted on Mother's Day crossed a line, at least where Musk's mother Maye was concerned.

On the big day, Elon Musk posted a cryptic tweet about dying "under mysterious circumstances" after a Russian official threatened him for supporting Ukraine. But Maye—a well-known fashion and beauty model for 50 years—wasn't laughing.

She quickly set her son straight with a quote tweet, seen below.

In a chiding tweet most of us could probably hear in our own mother's voices, Maye Musk wrote "That's not funny" along with several angry frown emojis.

Maye Musk's hackles were up because of the strange tweet Elon Musk posted earlier that evening, which just read:

"If I die under mysterious circumstances, it’s been nice knowin ya"

The timing of the tweet would imply it was a response to a threat issued to Elon Musk by Russian space chief Dmitry Rogozin, who lashed out at him earlier that day for supplying Ukraine's military with his Starlink satellite internet terminals amid the Russian invasion.

Elon appeared undeterred by Rogozin's rhetoric however.

Along with a screenshot of Rogozin's press release in which he claimed the troops Musk supplied with Starlink terminals are "Nazis," he included a tersely worded retort.

Elon Musk wrote:

"The word 'Nazi' doesn’t mean what he seems to think it does."

Rogozin directly threatened Musk for his involvement, writing:

"Elon, you will be held accountable like an adult—no matter how much you'll play the fool."

Given the severity with which Russia and its President Vladimir Putin infamously deal with its enemies and detractors, Elon Musk's quip about dying mysteriously makes a lot more sense—and so does Maye Musk's lack of amusement about it.

For his part, Elon did what he could to keep the atmosphere light, following up with his mom with yet another joke.

Many others on Twitter were able to find the humor in the situation.




Here's hoping Maye's Mother's Day got better from here.

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