Actual King versus the Twitter King: Crown Estate sues Musk in rent dispute

AZANIA PATEL

TWITTER is being sued by the Crown Estates over unpaid rent relating to its Piccadilly Circus-based headquarters building.

The Crown Estates manages property for King Charles III and the monarchy, which includes the 10m sq ft Twitter headquarters in central London.

The estate filed the claim against Twitter Inc, which is also facing legal action over unpaid dues on its San Francisco office, and its UK subsidiary in the High Court earlier this month.

A Crown Estate spokesman confirmed court proceedings had been issued in a dispute over the company’s UK headquarters in the West End and that no further comment was available.

The lawsuit is likely to add to Twitter’s woes, which have followed in the wake of Elon Musk’s controversial takeover of the social media platform.

Since the takeover last October, the company has fired over half its employees and advertisers have left the platform en masse expressing concerns over policy changes and an increase in hate speech.

London