The New York Times reported Thursday, quoting 3 employees who are knowledgeable about the subject:SpaceX“The letter did not give details of how many employees were fired in connection with the letter.

Gwen Shotwell, president of SpaceX, said in a statement that the company had investigated the letter and sent an e-mail saying it had “laid off several employees involved”.

The newspaper added that Shotwell’s email said that the employees involved in spreading the letter had been fired because they had “disturbed, intimidated, threatened and / or angered” other employees.

SpaceX did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The millionaire is going Elon Musk A $ 44 billion bid has been put forward for thisTwitterHe made clear his support for easing restrictions on freedom of expression on the site.

He told Twitter employees on Thursday that the platform should allow “very brave things” as long as the content is not illegal.

Reuters saw SpaceX’s letter, entitled “An Open Letter to SpaceX Executives,” describing Musk as “the focus and embarrassment” of the company he founded.

Listing a list of three requirements, the letter stated: “SpaceX must quickly and distinctly distinguish itself from Elon’s character, and” all leadership must take equal responsibility to make SpaceX a better place for everyone to work, “as well as identify all forms of unacceptable behavior in a unified pattern. And dealing with it.

Musk, who is also president of electric car maker Tesla, has been making headlines on late-night comedy shows in recent months for a number of reasons, including Twitter follow-up, criticism of Democrats and allegations of sexual harassment. Denied. Masked in a post on Twitter.