Nick Jonas has blasted fans for overreacting to his tweet to tech billionaire Elon Musk, with insiders claiming that he believed it to be a ‘fun and non-drama filled post.’
On Tuesday, the singer, 32, engaged with the SpaceX tycoon, 53, on his platform X, formerly known as Twitter, prompting outraged social media users to think he was throwing support behind him.
Sources close to Nick have now exclusively told the DailyMail.com that while he did not intend to show support for Elon by making the post, he is not going to delete it.
They added that he has also already ‘moved on’ from the fallout and that he has much more important things to worry about.
The insider said: ‘Nick is not going to waver from his post on Elon Musk, nor will he double down and doesn’t plan on deleting it.
‘He thinks many are taking things a little overboard in how they are reacting to it all, but there is nothing he can do about it except let everything die down.
Nick Jonas has blasted fans for overreacting to his tweet to tech billionaire Elon Musk
Their interaction came after Elon had used a Jonas Brothers GIF in response to an article
‘For Nick, there are a lot more important things to worry about than dealing with online trolls over what he thought was a fun and non-drama filled post.’
They continued: ‘Support or not, Nick was trying to be clever over making some type of statement or announcement of support, but on the internet, you can’t do anything without getting attacked.
‘This will pass and Nick has already moved on from whatever controversy this somehow has made.’
DailyMail.com has contacted Nick’s rep for comment.
It all kicked off when Elon responded to an article from Tesla Owners Silicon Valley, which claimed that Tesla’s profits are ‘up 100 percent’ since President-elect Donald Trump won the election last month.
Reacting to the post, Elon posted an old GIF of the Jonas Brothers spinning around a small wooden coffee table.
‘My, how the tables have turned!’ he wrote alongside it.
Shortly afterwards, Nick quote tweeted Elon’s post with a reference to his brothers’ cover of Busted’s hit Year 3000.
The billionaire had been celebrating Tesla’s increased profits following the election
Nick then responded with a photo of Elon alongside the comment, ‘Take us to the Year 3000’
Alongside a photo of Elon, he said: ‘Take us to the Year 3000.’
But Nick’s response has not sat well with fans at all, with many disappointed at the interaction.
Some even threatened to shun the musician and his brothers – Joe, 35, and Kevin, 37 – ahead of their 20th anniversary tour next year.
Taking to X, one slammed: ’20-year anniversary tour but I just cannot give my support to this.’
‘Yeah, I’ll keep my money next tour around thanks,’ another penned.
A third vowed: ‘We’re not just gonna move on from this btw. To be noticeably quiet during the entire election cycle and then tweet something like this?
‘I’ve been a fan since 2005 and was really looking forward to a 20-year anniversary tour but I just cannot give my support to this.’
On Monday, it was announced that Elon has topped the world’s rich list yet again after his wealth soared by more than $200 billion this year.
The Bloomberg Billionaires Index reported he has now amassed a net worth of $455 billion, a rise boosted by a nearly 71 percent surge in Tesla stock following the US election.
Elon is the automaker’s largest shareholder with about a 13 percent stake in the company.
His net worth was also boosted by an insider share sale of SpaceX, which he heads.
The rocket company and its investors agreed to purchase as much as $1.25 billion of its common shares, it was reported last week.
