--- title: "Elon Musk Kicks Off Feud With Paris Hilton" description: "Musk took aim at socialite and entrepreneur Paris Hilton after she pulled her kitchenware ads from X following his antisemitic outburst." date: "2023-12-05" modified: "2023-12-05" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-feud-paris-hilton" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "elon musk" - "the digest" - "twitter" --- # Elon Musk Kicks Off Feud With Paris Hilton ![Musk took aim at socialite and entrepreneur Paris Hilton after she pulled her kitchenware ads from X following his antisemitic outburst.]() *\Image: Marc Piasecki/WireImage\* ## Stars Are Blind X-formerly-Twitter owner Elon Musk is seemingly having a lot of trouble coping with [advertisers fleeing]() his Truth Social alternative after he [infamously endorsed a wildly antisemitic post]() on the platform. And given his followup remarks — he quite literally told advertisers to [go fuck themselves]() last week — Musk is ready to make some more enemies and burn even more bridges. In his latest lashing out, Musk took aim at \*checks notes\* socialite and entrepreneur Paris Hilton after she pulled her "Be an Icon" kitchenware ads from the platform following his outburst. "The ad campaign wasn’t super convincing tbh," he [tweeted](). "I don’t think Paris cooks a lot." You don't say. ## The Simple Life Over the last couple of weeks, Musk has made it clear he's not making nice with brands that don't want their ads to appear next to far-right conspiracy theories and neo-Nazi content. During last month's *New York Times* DealBook Summit, the mercurial CEO seethed that advertisers were colluding to "blackmail" him "with advertising" — a nonsensical statement that smacked more of desperation than clear-headed leadership. The bizarre rant, later [lauded]() by X CEO Linda Yaccarino as being "candid" and "profound," sent even more advertisers running for the hills, likely leaving the platform in even more dire financial straits. Given his latest beef with Hilton, it likely won't be the last time we'll see Musk taking out his frustrations on those choosing not to advertise on his social media network. Meanwhile, the socialite is simply looking to "elevate people’s kitchens and make it more fun for them to cook" with her latest kitchenware line, as Hilton [told *Eater*]() last month. "I want everyone to feel like an icon, even in the kitchen. Everyone should feel iconic no matter where they are." Musk, on the other hand, is seemingly after the polar opposite. **More on Musk:** *[Elon Musk Was Reportedly “Speechless” When Someone Pointed Out a Basic Flaw in His Mars Plan]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()