The Tesla founder and CEO revealed on Saturday Night Live that he is the first person with Asperger’s Syndrome to host the show.
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During his opening speech, Elon Musk opened up to the audience that he has Asperger’s while his mother Maye Musk, and Grimes, the mother of their son, X Æ A-Xii. He says, “It’s an honor to be hosting Saturday Night Live, I mean that. Sometimes after I say something, I have to say I mean that so people really know I mean it. That’s because I’ve always had a lot of intonational variation when I speak, which I’ve been told makes for great comedy. I’m actually making history tonight as the first person with Asperger’s to host SNL. Or at least the first to admit it.”
Another first for the show was that it streamed on YouTube globally so international audiences can watch it at the same time as the United States. Musk discussed his ideas for the future which included living on other planets and renewable energy.
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We previously reported on Musk’s stances during the COVID-19 pandemic and his plans to travel to Mars. When being asked about interspace travel, he says a lot of people will most likely die but the outcome of the trip will. be worth it.
SOURCE: PEOPLE