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Title: Automattic's Matt Mullenweg Claims He's Back 'In Control'

Link: https://slashdot.org/story/26/09/12/1751208/a...

Less than 48 hours after Automattic's board placed Matt Mullenweg on leave,
Mullenweg told employees he was back "in control" of the company and that the
board was again in agreement. 404 Media cited Slack screenshots late Thursday
evening where Mullenweg posted "Don't call it a comeback" and linked to LL
Cool J's music video for "Mama Said Knock You Out." "Mullenweg's Slack
profile picture currently shows him wearing a pirate hat and eyepatch," the
report notes. From the report: "Happy to announce the board is back in
agreement, and I'm in control of Automattic," Mullenweg wrote in the company-
wide Announcements channel on Slack. "A lot happened in the past 48 hours
that we need to sort out, and I hope much of it was a misunderstanding,
because I have huge respect and regard for those involved." Mark Davies,
Automattic's CFO who was set to act as interim CEO according to a statement
from Automattic, had his Slack account deactivated as of at least Friday,
sources told 404 Media and TechCrunch similarly reported. Davies, Mullenweg,
and Automattic did not respond to 404 Media's requests for comment for this
story. Techcrunch reported that Mullenweg told them a blog post is
forthcoming. On Friday morning, Mullenweg published a blog post on his
personal website, titled "Major Life Announcement." In it he announced he's
buying a tugboat. "Anybody who's founded a company and had to find good
stewards knows that no one will love a thing quite like the original owner,
but sometimes you can find the perfect person to carry the torch," he wrote
in the blog. He did not address the confusion surrounding his status at
Automattic. The back-and-forth follows years of legal fights, layoffs,
employee departures, and controversy surrounding Mullenweg's leadership.

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