OpenAI said in a court filing that Musk “communicated” with Zuckerberg regarding “potential financing arrangements or investments” in connection with the ChatGPT-maker.

Earlier in August, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that Musk must face OpenAI's claims that the billionaire, through press statements, social media posts, legal claims and "a sham bid for OpenAI's assets," attempted to harm the AI startup.

ChatGPT -parent OpenAI has asked a court to compel Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) to produce documents tied to Elon Musk's unsolicited $97 billion takeover bid, raising new questions about the extent of Mark Zuckerberg's involvement in the high-stakes legal battle.