--- title: "One of Elon Musk’s Major Twitter Investors Has Been Accused of Sex Trafficking and Domestic Abuse" description: "One of the most shocking inclusions on the list of people who helped fund Elon Musk's takeover Twitter has been accused of sex trafficking." date: "2024-08-24" modified: "2024-08-24" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/elon-musk-twitter-investor-trafficking-accusations" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "elon musk" - "investors" - "twitter" --- # One of Elon Musk’s Major Twitter Investors Has Been Accused of Sex Trafficking and Domestic Abuse ![One of the most shocking inclusions on the list of people who helped fund Elon Musk's takeover Twitter has been accused of sex trafficking.]() *\Image: Marc Piasecki / Shareif Ziyadat via Getty Images for Sean Combs / Futurism\* ## X Marks A [journalist has won]() the fight to force Elon Musk to reveal the list of people who funded his Twitter purchase — and one name on the list sticks out the worst way. As the [court filings]() stemming from reporter and author Jacob Silverman's unmasking request reveal, Musk's Twitter takeover was funded by everyone from Saudi prince and [Harvard investor]() Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud to [Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey]() to — perhaps most bizarrely — rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs, whose involvement in the deal had been [rumored by *TMZ*]() but never confirmed until now. In recent months, Combs has been in the news for being [accused of a slew of serious crimes]() ranging from [sex trafficking]() and [domestic abuse]() to [being involved in the conspiracy to murder Tupac Shakur](). Though he'd been the subject of [whisper network accusations]() and [headline-grabbing violent altercations]() for years prior, the world was first made aware in stunning detail of the rapper's alleged abusive proclivities last fall, when his ex-girlfriend and fellow musician [Cassie Ventura filed a lawsuit against him]() claiming he'd physically and sexually assaulted her. Despite the seriousness of the allegations in that [quickly-settled lawsuit]() and the many others that have followed, Musk hasn't yet made any public statement or acknowledgment about Combs' investment — even though he used to, per a forthcoming book from a [pair of *New York Times* reporters](), count the rapper as a "good friend." ## Puff Puff Pass In an [X post]() excerpting his soon-to-be-released book "[Character Limit]()," which was co-written with his fellow *NYT* technology reporter Kate Conger, journalist Ryan Mac notes that Combs' inclusion in the sale came with no small degree of drama. In conversation with the CEO of Diddy's would-be media empire Revolt TV Detavio Samuels, during his first week as owner of the social network, Musk tried to quell advertisers' fears about the platform's racist cadres that seemed emboldened by his purchase. During that call, Samuels said that Musk's "approach to content moderation concerned him," and made a point to spell out to the brash billionaire that he had issues with the way he ran the place by likening it to people whispering racial slurs at or around him on a street. Though Musk ultimately agreed with the Revolt CEO, he also chose that point in the conversation to reveal Combs' investment. "I don't know if you know this, but Puff is an investor in Twitter," the white South African said, referencing one of [Diddy's former stage names](). "You know, he's a good friend of mine. We text a lot." The enjoinder was so cringe, Mac wrote, that "some of the Twitter executives had to resist the urge to bury their heads in their hands" — and it's likely that with this revelation now coming to light, they're continuing to do so. **More on Twitter:** [*The Banks That Financed Elon Musk's Acquisition of Twitter Are Now Absolutely Screwed*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()