evidence: Musk’s acquisition of ABC leads to shock waves as entire cast of "The View" gets fired In a move that has stunned the world of television, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has acquired ABC and promptly fired the entire cast of the long-running talk show, "The View." [...] "I’ve been watching ‘The View’ for years and it just seems like the same tired arguments over and over again," Musk said in a statement. "I’m tired of it and I’m tired of the lack of progress in the world of daytime talk shows."