Musk Documentary Premieres Amidst Billionaire's Criticism

Alex Gibney's four-hour documentary "Musk," exploring the life and influence of the billionaire entrepreneur, premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Tuesday, September 9, 2026, where it received a four-minute standing ovation. The film, however, has drawn sharp criticism from Elon Musk himself, who has publicly denounced it as a "hit piece" and its director, Alex Gibney, as a "horrible human" with "zero integrity." It remains unclear whether Musk has viewed the documentary. He has not participated in interviews for the film. Instead, Gibney utilized an AI avatar constructed from Musk's prior public statements to represent him within the documentary. The film features interviews with individuals from Musk's personal and professional circles, including his first wife Justine Musk, his father Errol Musk, and former partner Ashley St. Clair. Among the documentary's most notable claims, Ashley St. Clair alleges that Musk offered her approximately $40 million in exchange for a nondisclosure agreement following the birth of their child. St. Clair stated she rejected the offer, choosing instead to speak publicly.