THIS is the tense moment Susanna Reid clashes with Elon Musk’s dad over shocking Tommy Robinson claims live on Good Morning Britain.
Errol Musk appeared on the breakfast show from his home in South Africa on Wednesday where seconds into his interview he told host Susanna her question was “stupid”.
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Tommy Robinson was jailed for contempt of court
Errol, who had previously been estranged from his son for years and was a vocal critic of Elon, then went on to make a bizarre comparison about Tommy Robinson being a better person than Nelson Mandela.
A shocked Susanna bit back and said a lot of people would find his comment “utterly bizarre”.
The billionaire’s dad said: “I don’t see anybody weeping about any of the things Tommy Robinson has done.
“The government need to release Tommy Robinson [from prison]… it’s insane what’s happening in this country.”
Co-host Ed Balls asked Errol if his son wanted to become Britain’s Prime Minister after his fiery online tirades against the British government this past week.
Errol laughed and said: “I think he needs to take a few steps down you know. I think he’s alright where he is.
“The situation in England now is interesting to all English-speaking people around the world. There’s no question about it.
“We were talking about Farage [but] he’s out. I’m done with Farage.”
It comes after Elon and Farage’s relationship broke down this week despite the Tesla owner previously saying he was “ready to donate £78million” to Reform.
Elon met with Farage at his pal Donald Trump‘s Mar-A Lago home in Florida in December, where it is understood the “issue of money” was discussed.
However, Elon took to his own site X/Twitter over the weekend and posted: “The Reform Party needs a new leader. Farage doesn’t have what it takes.”
And it seems Elon is dealing with a number of relationship breakdowns.
President-elect Trump is reportedly becoming fed up with his new pal because he’s too “clingy”.
Following recent social media lash-outs towards the UK government, Brit politicians are now even said to be urging Trump to ditch the Tesla chief.
Billionaire Elon has been Trump’s biggest fan over the past few months and even helped propel him into the White House.
The pair have been almost inseparable since the Republicans swept to a landslide election win in November.
Elon reportedly joined the future president on an important phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and has spent many nights at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home.
But is has now been over two months since Elon pumped millions in to help with Trump’s campaign and the world’s richest man is still hanging around.
NYT journalist and self-proclaimed “Trump whisperer” Maggie Haberman has revealed that despite the pair still being close buddies Trump’s patience may be wearing thin.
She claimed on a podcast: “Trump does complain a bit to people about how Musk is around a lot.
“He really parked himself in Trump’s face.”
Why has Tommy Robinson been jailed for 18 months? Contempt of Court explained
TOMMY Robinson has been jailed for 18 months after showing a film containing slurs about a Syrian refugee.
The 41-year-old, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, appeared at Woolwich Crown Court today after breaching a 2021 High Court order barring him from repeating false claims about a then-schoolboy.
Far-right activist Robinson was accused of being in contempt of court over having “published, caused, authorised or procured” a film titled Silenced, which contained the libellous allegations.
The Solicitor General said he “knowingly” breached the order on four occasions.
WHY WAS TOMMY ROBINSON JAILED?
Robinson breached a 2021 High Court order barring him from repeating false claims about then-schoolboy Jamal Hijazi, who successfully sued him for libel.
The Solicitor General issued the first contempt claim against Robinson in June this year, claiming he “knowingly” breached the order on four occasions.
In court in October last year, Robinson admitted the charges.
Lawyers previously told a judge that the breaches included Robinson having “published, caused, authorised or procured” a film titled Silenced, which contained the libellous allegations, in May last year.
The second claim was issued in August, concerning six further breaches, including playing the film to a demonstration in Trafalgar Square in central London earlier this year, which lawyers for the Solicitor General told an earlier hearing was a “flagrant” breach of the court order.
Aidan Eardley KC, for the Solicitor General, said the film was viewed “very extensively”, including being seen by 2.2 million people after being reposted by Andrew Tate.
And, he said in written submissions that by the time the second claim was issued, it “had received 44m views on X alone”.
He claimed that all of the paragraphs of the injunction were breached “at one point or another” by the film.
The sentence for contempt of court can be up to two years imprisonment at the Crown Court or one month at the magistrates’ court.
WHAT IS CONTEMPT OF COURT?
Contempt of court is a legal term that describes behaviour that interferes with the justice process or risks unfairly influencing a court case, according to Gov.uk.
Disobeying a court order
This could include a litigant breaking a freezing order, a protester entering land that’s prohibited by an injunction, or someone breaching the terms of an Anti-Social Behaviour Injunction (ASBI).
Interfering with court proceedings
This could include disrupting a hearing, abusing court staff or witnesses, or shouting out in court.
Making unauthorised recordings
This could include making or publishing an audio recording of court proceedings without the court’s permission.
Publicly commenting on a court case
This could include social media posts or online news articles that could prejudice the course of justice.
Taking photos or videos in court
It’s usually a criminal offense to take photos or videos in a court room, the court building, or its precincts, or to publish such photographs or videos.
WHAT IS SILENCED?
Silenced is a film which contains the false and libellous allegations about Mr Hijazi which Robinson was banned from repeating.
Sasha Wass KC, for Robinson, told the court that the film’s production was funded by Infowars, a company run by American Alex Jones, who has claimed that the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre was a hoax.
The activist played the film to a demonstration in Trafalgar Square in central London.
It also remains pinned to the top of Robinson’s profile on social media site X, while he also repeated the claims in three interviews between February and June 2023.
Mr Eardley said the film was viewed “very extensively”, including being seen by 2.2 million people after being reposted by Andrew Tate.
And, he said in written submissions that by the time the second claim was issued, it “had received 44m views on X alone”.
He claimed that all of the paragraphs of the injunction were breached “at one point or another” by the film.
Mr Eardley said in written submissions that the court “can be sure that the defendant was responsible for the publication of the film” and “also intended that it should be shared as widely as possible via other channels”.
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