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Tesla Erupts in Chaos After Senior Execs Leave, Musk Tokes Up
- Shares and bonds plunge on loss of accounting, HR chiefs
- CEO Musk smokes marijuana in appearance on comedian’s show
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The turmoil at Tesla Inc. has reached a fever pitch, with the news that two senior executives are leaving Elon Musk’s electric-car maker emerging hours after he smoked marijuana during a podcast interview streamed live online.
Chief Accounting Officer Dave Morton gave notice Tuesday that he was resigning less than a month into the job, according to a Friday filing. Tesla’s stock plunged, then extended declines after Gabrielle Toledano, the head of human resources who’s been on a leave of absence, told Bloomberg News that she won’t rejoin the company.