Elon Musk summoned by French prosecutors amid ongoing X probe

French prosecutors have summoned Elon Musk to a voluntary interview in Paris as part of an expanded criminal probe into X (formerly Twitter), focusing on recommended content and allegations that the platform’s chatbot Grok was used to produce non‑consensual sexual deepfakes. X’s Paris offices were raided in February and the investigation, opened in early 2025, includes potential offences around child sexual abuse material, image-rights violations and alleged fraudulent data extraction. The US Justice Department reportedly refused to assist French authorities, and X has denied wrongdoing. For markets, renewed legal and regulatory scrutiny of Musk and his social platform increases reputational and political risk that could indirectly pressure assets tied to him — notably TSLA.OQ — by raising investor uncertainty and potential management distraction.