Neil Gaiman slams Elon Musk for The Rings of Power criticism

Fantasy author Neil Gaiman is not taking Elon Musk’s criticism of 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' too well.

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Gaiman said, “Elon Musk doesn’t come to me for advice on how to fail to buy Twitter, and I don’t go to him for film, TV or literature criticism.”

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Musk slammed Amazon’s LOTR: The Rings Of Power, saying “Tolkien is turning over his grave”.

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The comment comes amid Musk attempting to exit his proposed $44 billion takeover of Twitter and also an ongoing feud with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

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Regardless of Musk’s opinion, 'The Rings of Power' has been a hit on Amazon Prime Video.

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The show got more than 25 million viewers in its first day and was marked the best performance for Amazon Original ever.

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Musk has been in competition with Bezos for years and regularly trolls his businesses on social media.

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The billionaires have swapped places as planet’s wealthiest person. Musk currently owns the title with a net worth of $260 billion in 2022.

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