If anyone's unsure why he got a reporter to spill the beans, it's this right here.

Elon had to distance himself from the info release, otherwise everyone implicated can go after him for defamation and for threatening their safety.

If a reporter does it, not the guy who just fired them all, you'd have to sue the reporter. You can't sue for defamation unless you can prove knowledge of the falsity (malice) or file a police report for the defendant having incited violence against you. That's not gonna happen with a third-party reporter just doing his job. He's not even a legal representative of Elon. He's just some bloke who does this for a living.

This guy is just salty he can't sue Elon. Otherwise, he wouldn't be whining on social media about it. His lawyer probably just shut the door on him, hence this whah-burger and a side of french-cries.