Elon Musk rushed into the courthouse while photographers were distracted by a Tesla being surrounded by security, the photogs told Business Insider.

Musk took the witness stand in San Francisco federal court Wednesday to defend himself against claims that he used his social media account to drive down Twitter’s stock price so that he could ultimately get a better deal for the company.

Elon Musk took the stand in a shareholder trial on Wednesday in San Francisco, where he’s accused of making false and misleading statements that drove down Twitter’s stock price before he bought the social media platform for $44 billion in 2022.