Tensions flared about a year ago when Musk issued warnings to Yaccarino to accelerate growth and temporarily called in longtime lieutenant Steve Davis to review X’s finances and performance management. The billionaire later hired former Tubi executive Mahmoud Reza Banki as chief financial officer.

Linda Yaccarino, who has resigned as CEO of X, first gained note in the Deer Park High School yearbook's "Who's Who 1981"