Italy's culture minister has talked to Tesla boss Elon Musk about organising an ancient Rome-themed charity event after the U.S. entrepreneur said his planned fight with Meta's Mark Zuckerberg would have such a backdrop.
However, adding to the uncertainty around the potential clash of the tech giants, the minister said the event would not be held in the Italian capital and did not specify what form it would take or when it would be staged.At one point, Musk said the fight would take place in Rome's Colosseum, but Italy ruled that out. However, the owner of media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, said on Friday that the clash would have an ancient Roman theme.
"It will not take place in Rome. Above all, a substantial amount, many million euros, is expected to be donated to two important Italian paediatric hospitals for strengthening facilities and scientific research to combat children's diseases," he said in a statement.
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