News Elon Musk Twitter deal: Billionaire sells Tesla shares, reportedly weighs cutting executive pay April 29, 2022April 29, 2022Brett Molina, USA TODAYComments Off on Elon Musk Twitter deal: Billionaire sells Tesla shares, reportedly weighs cutting executive pay Elon Musk sold 9.6 million shares of Tesla this week, valued at $8.5 billion, which would most likely go toward his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter.