Elon Musk’s Attorney Alex Spiro has mentioned renowned rapper Eminem’s hit song’s lyrics in court filing in the legal battle against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Musk wants to regain full control of his Twitter account through legal proceedings after SEC imposed a ‘decree’ that requires him to seek legal approval about Tesla.
In an effort to throw out his 2018 agreement with the top US securities regulator requiring the Tesla, Inc. co-founder to obtain pre-approval for his tweets, Musk’s lawyer Alex Spiro referenced the 2002 song “Without Me.”
“The (SEC) won’t let me be or let me be me so let me see; they tried to shut me down,” he said. “The FCC won’t let me be or let me be me so let me see/they tried to shut me down on MTV,” the rapper, whose real name is Marshall Mathers, wrote.
The FCC had tried to fine a Colorado radio station for playing Eminem’s 2000 song “The Real Slim Shady;” the FCC ultimately relented.
Elon Musk is currently in Berlin as Tesla recently opened Gigafactory near Berlin, it’s First Plant in Europe factory.
Musk’s attorney reportedly noted that the “First Amendment requires that agencies proceed with caution when constitutional rights are at stake, not seek to pursue any and all novel theories that broaden their authority at the cost of individual freedom.”
