Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, founder of SpaceX and one of the richest men in the world appeared this Saturday as a host on the
Saturday Night Live
program
on our sister network NBC.
The 49-year-old billionaire confessed within minutes that he is the first person with
Asperger's syndrome
to host the show.
"Or at least the first person to admit it," he said, eliciting laughter and applause.
Asperger syndrome is part of the autism spectrum disorder and
is characterized by difficulty with social interaction, routines, and repetitive behaviors.
On many occasions, people with Asperger's can have a higher than normal intellectual capacity and can become obsessed with specific topics, becoming true experts.
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It's the first time Musk has publicly said he has that mild form of autism.
But many users on social media corrected his claim, noting that former cast member Dan Aykroyd talked for years about his Asperger diagnosis as a child.
Musk scoffed at his monotonous speaking style and said no one can tell when he's joking.
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"It's great to be the host of
Saturday Night Live
, and I mean it
," Musk said, standing on stage, dressed in a black suit and T-shirt.
"Sometimes after I say something, I have to say I mean it," he continued.
Musk also joked about
his Twitter account
, which has more than 50 million followers, and his tweets that led critics to object to his invitation to host the show.
"Look, I know sometimes say or publish strange things, but that's how my brain works Anyone who has offended, I just want to
say:.. I have re -
invented electric cars and I'll send people to Mars in a rocket
Did they think was he also going to be a normal and calm guy?
", he said causing the biggest laughter and applause of the night.
Billionaire Elon Musk in a 'Saturday Night Live' monologue, Saturday, May 8, 2021.NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
For Mother's Day, Musk
took the stage with his own mother,
model Maye Musk, to talk about what she was like when she was 12 years old, after the performance of singer Miley Cyrus.
The cast choice drew criticism from those who believed the show was celebrating a man for his
exorbitant wealth at a time of great inequality
and a man who
spread false information
to his Twitter followers by downplaying the severity of the coronavirus pandemic. .
Although Musk is probably the richest host on the show - Forbes magazine puts his fortune at $ 177 billion - other business leaders, politicians, and other non-artists have hosted this institution of sketch comedy in its years. four decades of broadcast.
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Steve Forbes, an executive from a wealthy family and running for president, was the host in 1996.
Former President Donald Trump was a presenter twice, in 2004 as a businessman and host of
The Apprentice
and in 2015 as a presidential candidate.
The show's skits began to make him their main focus the following year, but the choice to team up with him has drawn harsh criticism in the years since.
With information from AP.
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