Linda Yaccarino was blindsided by Elon Musk's tweet announcing he had found a new Twitter CEO, and had to leave a meeting to tell her boss she was joining Twitter

• Elon Musk's tweet announcing he had found a new Twitter CEO came as a surprise to Linda Yaccarino.
• The then-NBC executive had to rush out of a meeting to explain the situation to her boss, the FT reported.
• Her chaotic departure stunned NBC, with one executive comparing it to the "Cuban missile crisis."

Linda Yaccarino's reign as Twitter boss got off to a chaotic start after she was blindsided by Elon Musk's tweet announcing he had found a new CEO, according to a new report.