message asking him to stop. musk's direct message which sweeney shared with us but we've not been able to verify by spacex is this. you can take this down, it's a security risk? sweeney applied, yes, i can, it will cost you a model 3 only joking unless -- question mark. >> musk offered him $5,000 writing i don't like the idea of being shut down by a nut case. sweeney countered asking for 50,000. >> musk said it didn't feel like, quote, pay to shut this down. sweeney replied options like remuneration like an internship would make it easier. it has 375,000 followers. recently, the ceo of a car leasing company offered jack a three-year lease on to take the account down. he's holding firm. we reached out to musk, he's