Elon Musk’s gaming livestream ended abruptly over the weekend after he was relentlessly trolled by players in the comments. The billionaire was playing Path of Exile 2 while conducting an “airborne continuity test” for his Starlink satellite system aboard his private jet.
Musk, often proud of his gaming skills, was met with a barrage of insults after his character was defeated by the game’s first boss, the Bloated Miller. For about 90 minutes, Musk sat mostly silent, his face blank, as players bombarded him with cruel remarks and personal attacks.
One comment from a user under the name @Elon_is_a_pedophile read, “You have no real friends and will die alone.” Another, @Elon_Musk_is_pathetic, wrote, “You ruined the country just like you ruined all your marriages.”
Musk remained quiet until one gamer called him “dumb and ugly” and criticized his electric vehicle company Tesla, claiming it was “falling apart.” He responded sharply, saying, “There are a lot of r*****s in this chat,” a slur he has previously used on X.
The trolling escalated when someone claimed to be Ashley St. Clair, the influencer who revealed in February that she had Musk’s latest child. “Elon, it’s me,” the user wrote. “I have no other means of contacting you so I bought PoE2 early access just for this. Please pay your child support. Thank you Elon.”
Another user repeatedly posted, “I am your lost son, look at me, father Elon.”
The stream ended after a final flood of “die, die, die” comments. Musk, his character dead in the game, said, “Oh, we lost connection,” before the stream cut out. It was later removed from his X account and uploaded to YouTube.
While Musk was getting trolled online, he’s also been clashing with former Trump advisor Peter Navarro. The two have traded barbs over Trump’s tariff policies, with Navarro criticizing Musk’s stance. Musk fired back on X, calling Navarro a “moron” and accusing him of spreading false claims about Tesla’s use of American-made parts.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt dismissed their public insults, saying, “Boys will be boys, and we will let their public sparring continue.”
Watch gamer Mtashed’s take in the controversy:
