Tesla founder Elon Musk believes that he is forced to sell the shares in case he has to go through with the purchase of Twitter.

He therefore wants to avoid panic selling at the last second should the deal become a reality.

Already sold millions of shares before

A month ago, Musk promised that he would not sell any more Tesla shares.

In April, Musk sold an additional four million shares in the electric car company due to the Twitter purchase.

Then Tesla plummeted roughly twelve percent.

According to experts Reuters spoke to, Musk may have to sell even more shares if he is forced to buy Twitter or face fines.

Musk now owns roughly 155 million shares in Tesla.

Twitter and Musk face off in court

The battle between Twitter and Musk has been going on for months.

In July, Twitter sued Musk for breaching the $44 billion deal and asked a Delaware state court to order Musk to complete the deal.

Musk, in turn, filed a countersuit that same month.

The court proceedings are expected to last for five days, starting on October 17.

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A multi-million deal that has not quite gone as planned.

See how Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter has gone in the clip above.

Photo: Susan Walsh/Chris Delmas