Elon Musk has fired Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal. From blunt text messages and clashes over bots to lawsuits and a poop emoji, here's a history of their relationship.

Grace DeanOct 29, 2022, 14:04 IST

Parag Agrawal (left) has been pushed out of Twitter by its new owner, Elon Musk (right).Kevin Dietsch, Carina Johansen/Getty Images

Elon Musk and Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal appeared to first talk in March, when they met for dinner.
But eight months later, Musk now owns Twitter and one of his first moves was firing Agrawal.

Musk & Agrawal appeared to first talk in March

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Agrawal called Musk "both a passionate believer and intense critic" of Twitter

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Agrawal warned Musk that not all Twitter staff liked him

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Musk asked whether Twitter was "dying" and then U-turned on joining its board

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Agrawal said it was "for the best" Musk didn't join Twitter's board

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Musk said he wasn't confident about Twitter's management

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It was "clear" Musk and Agrawal couldn't work together, former Twitter CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey said

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Musk accused Agrawal's lawyers of trying to "cause trouble"

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Musk and Agrawal clashed repeatedly over bots

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Musk backtracked on the deal

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Twitter then sued Musk

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Musk countersued Twitter

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Musk is still adamant Twitter is lying about the number of bots in the platform

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Musk eventually agreed to go ahead with the $44 billion deal

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Musk quickly fired Agrawal after taking control of Twitter on Thursday night