Elon Musk has described owning Twitter as "quite painful" in a surprise interview with the BBC.<br /><br />The billionaire CEO bought the social media site in 2022 for $44bn after initially backing out of his bid, citing alleged multiple breaches of the agreement.<br /><br />When asked if he had any regrets buying the platform, Mr Musk said it was something that "needed to be done."<br /><br />"The pain level has been extremely high. This hasn't been some sort of party."