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Elon Musk eats humble pie over unpaid bakery bill


The world's richest man steps in after his car firm Tesla U-turned on a request for 4,000 pies.

Elon Musk has stepped in to foot the bill for 4,000 mini pies after his firm cancelled an order at the last minute. "Just hearing about this," he said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, responding to a local news story about Tesla cancelling the order. "It's inspiring to see our community come together to support Voahangy and her small business after a big order recently fell through," he said in a post on X.

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