You can rest easy, folks, because the long nightmare is finally over – tech billionaire and Tesla head honcho Elon Musk has resolved his dispute with the creator of the infamous farting unicorn artwork, to the satisfaction of all concerned.
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Last year, Musk Tweeted out an image of a mug featuring the unicorn in question, saying that it was possibly his favourite drinking vessel ever; he clearly liked it a lot, as the unicorn soon started showing up in various Tesla promotional materials, and even vehicle interfaces.
Problem is, the farting unicorn was the creation of a Colorado-based potter named Tom Edwards, and Musk never asked his permission to use the image. The artist’s daughter confronted him on Twitter, leading to drawn-out public spat that you can read more about on Edwards’ blog.
It seems, however, that the issue has been resolved, and right at a time when Elon Musk could desperately use some good press. In a post to his blog this week, Tom Edwards wrote:
“I am happy to report that with Tesla that resolves our issues in a way that everyone feels good about! It’s clear there were misunderstandings that led to this escalating, but I’m just glad everything has been cleared up.”
Musk took a screenshot of the blog post and shared it with his 22 million followers, presumably also driving a lot of traffic to Edwards’ online store.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 21, 2018
Last week, Elon Musk made headlines when he called a British rescue diver a paedophile, after the diver in question said some unkind things about his miniature submarine. Musk has since apologised to the diver, saying that he spoke “in anger.”
