ToplineBillionaire Elon Musk told viewers of Saturday Night Live he has Asperger’s syndrome shortly after he took the stage for his guest host appearance on the legendary sketch show. SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrives on the red carpet for the Axel Springer Award 2020 on ... [+] December 1, 2020. Musk isn’t actually the first SNL host with Asperger’s syndrome: Former cast member Dan Aykroyd hosted the show in 2003, and he has openly discussed his Asperger’s, the Daily Beast noted. TangentNBC announced Musk will helm an episode of SNL several weeks ago, an out-of-left-field choice for the show, which is currently in its 46th season. Further ReadingIt’s Not Just Elon Musk—Here’s Every Billionaire Who Has Hosted ‘Saturday Night Live’ (Forbes)Real-Time Billionaires — Elon Musk (Forbes)Correction (5/9): An earlier version of this article called Musk the "full" owner of SpaceX.

Source: Forbes May 09, 2021 04:07 UTC