Twitter sues to force Elon Musk to complete his $44B acquisition

The billionaire said on Friday he was backing off of his April agreement to buy the company.

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Twitter said it has sued Elon Musk to force him to complete the $44 billion acquisition of the social media company.

Mr Musk and Twitter have been bracing for a legal fight since the billionaire said on Friday he was backing away from his April agreement to buy the company.