Twitter Didn’t Seek a Sale. Now Elon Musk Doesn’t Want to Buy. Cue Strange Legal Drama.

Elon Musk’s showdown with Twitter has set the stage for what may grow to be some of the uncommon courtroom battles in corporate-takeover historical past—a spurned acquisition goal that by no means sought to be purchased doubtlessly attempting to power the client who soured on the deal to see it by way of.

In simply over three months, Mr. Musk aggressively pursued a takeover that Twitter first resisted, then he prevailed and reneged—all of the whereas utilizing the very platform to ridicule Twitter and its leaders and drop hints about his shifting intentions.