Elon Musk is denying reports about an alleged affair.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the Tesla CEO reportedly had an affair with Nicole Shanahan, the wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin.
The apparently “brief affair” happened last fall, and led to the end of Musk and Brin’s longtime friendship.
It was also reportedly the catalyst for Brin filing for a divorce from his wife in January.
However, Musk has since denied the claims, posting on Twitter:
This is total bs. Sergey and I are friends and were at a party together last night!
I’ve only seen Nicole twice in three years, both times with many other people around. Nothing romantic.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 25, 2022
He added in another reply:
Haven’t even had sex in ages (sigh)
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 25, 2022
Also posting:
WSJ has run so many bs hit pieces on me and Tesla I’ve lost count! It’s embarrassing for them, frankly.
They once wrote an article saying FBI was about to arrest me, so I called FBI to ask what’s up and they said WSJ article was total bs.
Just more shortseller fud.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 25, 2022
Brin previously cited “irreconcilable differences” in the filing. The couple have a young daughter together, and the filing included a request for shared custody as part of the arrangements.
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Musk’s alleged affair would have occurred around the same time he and ex-girlfriend Grimes welcomed the second child via a surrogate.
It was also recently revealed that only a month prior, Musk secretly welcomed twins with former Tesla executive Shivon Zilis.
