Dog Ross - Van Doge self portrait
The relationship between Van Doge and Bored Elon Musk began to deteriorate due to the fact that while Van Doge admired Bored Elon and wanted to be treated as his equal, Bored Elon was arrogant and domineering with a sense of entitlement, which frustrated Van Doge.
The exact sequence of events which led to Van Doge's mutilation of his own ear is unknown; some say that it was because Bored Musk sent Doge one of his notoriously ignorant "Stop Sending Me Shitty Art" copies, others say that Doge simply thought it would be hilarious to troll Bored Musk by sending him a bloody ear.
Regardless, Van Doge decided to cut his own ear off with a butter knife and deliv...