According to a Sunday Wall Street Journal article, Elon Musk allegedly had an adulterous relationship with Nicole Shanahan, the wealthy Google co-founder Sergey Brin’s wife.
which relied on sources connected to those involved, Musk and Shanahan had a “brief romance” that caused Brin to file for divorce early this year and put an end to their long-standing relationship.
“Yeah, the character assassination efforts have reached a new level this year, but the articles are all nothing-burgers,” Musk wrote on Twitter on Sunday night in response to the news. The Tesla CEO continued, “I simply don’t have much time for mischief because of my erratic work schedule. The main suspects in these alleged wrongdoings weren’t even questioned!”
Musk went on, rallying his followers to denounce the article’s reporting by tweeting, “I guess we should call them out on it. Although WSJ is meant to have a high standard for journalism, its current coverage is distinctly tabloid. Instead of publishing third-party hearsay, the WSJ ought to be publishing stories that genuinely matter to their readers and have a strong factual foundation.”
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Brin filed for divorce in January, alleging “irreconcilable disagreements,” and the couple had been apart since December 15 according to the story.
The alleged liaison between Musk and Shanahan took place at the Miami Art Basel event, which took place from December 2 to December 4, according to the newspaper.
The friendship between Musk and Brin has been well-documented in interviews. When Tesla started producing cars, Brin was reportedly among the first to receive one. Brin also reportedly provided Musk $500,000 in 2008 to help Musk keep Tesla solvent during the financial crisis.
Brin apparently tried to distance himself from Tesla and Musk’s businesses after the alleged affair, and tensions between the billionaires have reportedly increased.
The alleged relationship started months after Musk split up with singer Grimes, with whom he had an on-and-off relationship and whom he has two children. There are ten children in total that Musk is the father of, one of them just changed their name and openly renounced Musk.
A 3-year-old daughter is shared by Brin and Shanahan. The internet entrepreneur behind 23andMe and Brin’s ex-wife Anne Wojcicki have two children together.
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The WSJ reported that during a gathering, Musk allegedly got down on one knee and publicly asked Brin’s forgiveness. The co-founder of Google apparently accepted the apology, but their relationship has not since been repaired.
Both sides are apparently disputing the divorce settlement amount as Brin and Shanahan mediate their divorce.
In contrast, Musk has recently been at the heart of a number of disputes and scandals, including his rocky attempt to buy Twitter and the ensuing legal struggle that ensued when he tried to back out of the agreement.
