{"id":21688,"date":"2025-02-14T16:26:17","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T16:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=21688"},"modified":"2025-02-14T16:26:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T16:26:17","slug":"elon-musk-brags-as-nsfw-name-change-lands-reporter-in-awkward-situation-live-on-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=21688","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk brags as NSFW name change lands reporter in awkward situation live on TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Elon Musk has posted a major brag as his NSFW Twitter name change landed one reporter in a seriously awkward situation live on TV.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Earlier this week, the 53-year-old father-of-12, who is also the richest man in the\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tyla.com\/world-news\">world<\/a>\u00a0with a net worth estimated to be around $384 billion, took it upon himself to deliver a clearly<em>\u00a0side-splitting<\/em>\u00a0prank to the internet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">The Tesla CEO changed his handle on X, the\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tyla.com\/social-media\">social media<\/a>\u00a0platform he bought back in 2022, to none other than &#8216;Harry B\u014dlz&#8217; which, in case you needed it spelled out for ya, is a play on &#8216;Hairy Balls&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Before switching it back to his regular @elonmusk handle, CNN anchor Dana Bash was forced to utter the infantile moniker on live\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tyla.com\/tv-and-film\">TV<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; something he clearly got a major kick out of.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">He wrote on X on Tuesday (11 February): &#8220;Made them say my name,&#8221; alongside two cry-laughing emojis alongside a clip of Bash telling CNN viewers: &#8220;Disruptor-in-chief Elon Musk, who apparently has adopted the alias &#8211; at least he changed his social media handle to Harry B\u014dlz &#8211; tweeted this morning, &#8216;Democracy in\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tyla.com\/us-news\">America<\/a>\u00a0is being destroyed by judicial coup. 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share their verdict on Musk&#8217;s brag with one person writing: &#8220;The richest man in the world uses his platform to pull pranks for the joy of it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">&#8220;This is truly the dream of every 12 year old boy ever and I am certain that holding onto that spirit is what makes\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tyla.com\/elon-musk\">Elon<\/a>\u00a0as successful as he is.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">A second fan of the billionaire piped up: &#8220;She actually said it. You can see the defeated look on her face LOL.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">&#8220;This is amazing. The media is completely broken over it,&#8221; gushed a third, clearly very enthused fan of the gimmick.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Made them say my name \ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bSTHB9ttVa\">pic.twitter.com\/bSTHB9ttVa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1889381345538855337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">On Tuesday,\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tyla.com\/elon-musk\">Musk<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; the\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tyla.com\/donald-trump\">Trump<\/a>-appointed head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) &#8211; decided to bring along his four-year-old son, X \u00c6 A-12, to a press conference at the Oval Office which saw the toddler\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tyla.com\/news\/politics\/elon-musk-son-white-house-donald-trump-press-conference-476667-20250212\">tell one of the reporters to &#8216;shut your mouth&#8217;<\/a>\u00a0as well as\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tyla.com\/news\/politics\/donald-trump-elon-musk-son-white-house-311093-20250212\">wipe his bogies on the Resolute desk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">It&#8217;s safe to say\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tyla.com\/news\/politics\/elon-musk-son-oval-office-donald-trump-137369-20250212\">the ordeal hasn&#8217;t gone down well with viewers<\/a>, with many rushing to social media to call Musk out for his &#8216;unprofessionalism&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">One Twitter user slammed: &#8220;America is a joke. Bringing a child to work during conferences is unprofessional especially if the child speaking while you interviewed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Another added: &#8220;How unprofessional &#8211; with all the money Elon Musk has surely he can afford a baby sitter! How dare he bring his kid into the Oval Office in front of the world\u2019s press &#8211; this is what we have come to.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">And a final X user commented: &#8220;I will actually donate some of my taxpayer dollars so that Elon Musk can get a damn babysitter. How unprofessional is this?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Elon Musk has posted a major brag as his NSFW Twitter name change landed one reporter in a seriously awkward situation live on TV. 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