Elon Musk avoided discussing the collapsed Twitter deal, only repeating allegations of fake account issues on the social media platform, as he addressed an audience of moguls on Saturday, one person who attended the conference told Reuters.

The billionaire entrepreneur and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX took the stage at the Allen & Co Sun Valley Conference, an annual gathering of media and technology executives in Idaho, less than 24-hours after he announced he was terminating his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter Inc.

Musk’s arrival at the conference, known as the ‘billionaires’ summer camp,’ delivered a jolt to the off-record event this week, where the headline-making typically happens beyond the prying eyes of the media.

The interview was conducted by Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, an artificial intelligence research company, funded by Musk and several others, as the world’s richest man discussed the possibility of life on Mars in the future, but stayed silent about Twitter. 

‘It just seems like an absolute mess,’ said one senior media executive, who spoke on condition of anonymity ahead of the interview.’The guy makes his own rules … I’d hate to be Twitter, where you have to take this guy seriously.’

Elon Musk (pictured) is reportedly avoiding discussing the termination of his $44 billion Twitter takeover at the Sun Valley tech mogul conference

Elon Musk (pictured) is reportedly avoiding discussing the termination of his $44 billion Twitter takeover at the Sun Valley tech mogul conference

Also attending the annual Allen & Co Sun Valley Conference, in Idaho, is Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal (left), who arrived on Wednesday with his wife, Vineeta

Also attending the annual Allen & Co Sun Valley Conference, in Idaho, is Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal (left), who arrived on Wednesday with his wife, Vineeta 

Twitter CFO Ned Segal (right) is among the attendees. Twitter's deal with Musk was expected to be the dramatic highlight of the tech-heavy event

Twitter CFO Ned Segal (right) is among the attendees.Twitter’s deal with Musk was expected to be the dramatic highlight of the tech-heavy event 

Sun Valley is typically covered like an athleisure version of the Met Gala, sportsbook software with photographers capturing the arrivals of fleece-vested media moguls and reporters making note of power-lunches at the Konditorei cafe on the property.

This year, the five-day, invite-only conference, running from July 6 to 10, is being held at the edge of Idaho’s Sawtooth National Forest in a tiny town of just 1,500 people. 

One Hollywood power-broker on Friday expressed hope that the Musk interview would enliven the conference’s staid, cerebral atmosphere this year.

Following Musk´s announcement, one chief executive noted the elephant in the room – Saturday´s remarks might well be uncomfortable to two conference attendees: Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal and Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal.

One of Musk’s last public messages to Agrawal came in the form of a tweet of a poop emoji in response to the Twitter CEO’s defense of how the company accounts for spam bots.

It is not clear if Musk has met Agrawal or Segal at the Idaho event.  

Musk’s attorneys had delivered an eight-page letter to Twitter, saying he planned to call off the deal to acquire the social network. 

The document, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, alleged Twitter failed to respond to repeated requests for information over the past two months, or obtain his consent before taking actions that would impact its business – such as firing two key executives.

Experts speculated the move may have been a bid to drive the price down. Musk initially offered $54.20 per share in April, but the price was down to $36.81 on Friday night. 

Bret Taylor, Twitter’s chairman, tweeted on Friday the board was ‘committed to closing the transaction’ under the current terms of the deal and they were ‘confident’ they would win. 

Musk was the key guest at the Sun Valley Conference, known as the 'billionaires' summer camp,' whose guest this weekend included Bill Gates (pictured)

Musk was the key guest at the Sun Valley Conference, known as the ‘billionaires’ summer camp,’ whose guest this weekend included Bill Gates (pictured)  

Also in attendance were CNN News anchors Van Jones (left) and Anderson Cooper

Also in attendance were CNN News anchors Van Jones (left) and Anderson Cooper

Twitter's stock fell to $36.81 a share on Friday, a dramatic drop from when Musk had agreed to buy the company at $54.20 per share in April

Twitter’s stock fell to $36.81 a share on Friday, a dramatic drop from when Musk had agreed to buy the company at $54.20 per share in April 

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