Tesla founder Elon Musk shot down allegations that he had an affair with the wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin.
The Multibillionaire denied a Wall Street Journal report alleging Elon Musk was the cause of the divorce of Sergey Brin and his wife Nicole Shanahan earlier this year. On Twitter, Musk responded to the story, which he called "total bs," and he remains friends with Sergey Brin.
"This is total bs. Sergey and I are friends and were at a party together last night!" he tweeted.
Per Fox News, the report identified Musk as the reason Brin filed for divorce from his wife, Nicole Shanahan, in January after learning that she had an affair with Musk in December.
Elon Musk Says There's 'Nothing Romantic' in His Relationship with Shanahan
According to the Wall Street Journal, Elon Musk and Nicole Shanahan allegedly had a relationship while Miami, Florida, hosted Art Basel. After the incident, the alleged affair persisted for a brief period, although Brin and Shanahan were still married and sharing a home.
Musk explained on Twitter: "I've only seen Nicole twice in three years, both times with many other people around. Nothing romantic," he added.
In a subsequent tweet, Elon Musk criticized WSJ for publishing the story on his alleged affair based on "third-party random hearsay."
"WSJ is supposed to have a high standard for journalism and, right now, they are way sub tabloid," he tweeted. "WSJ should be running stories that matter to their readers and have a solid factual basis, not third-party random hearsay."
According to the report, Brin instructed his advisers to sell his personal investments in Musk's companies in recent months after discovering that Elon Musk and Nicole Shanahan had a short affair.
Haven’t even had sex in ages (sigh)
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 25, 2022
According to the publication, it is unknown how much Brin personally invested in Musk's businesses, and it is also unknown whether any sales have taken place.
The Bloomberg Billionaires Index lists Musk as the richest person in the world, with a $242 billion fortune. Brin has a net worth of $94.6 billion, making him the eighth-richest person.
Musk's Other Scandals
The rumored relationship is the most recent in a series of allegations concerning Musk's private life, according to a Bloomberg article. He reportedly became the father of twins this year to a high-ranking executive of Neuralink, an artificial intelligence company Elon Musk founded.
According to Insider, one of his businesses, SpaceX, paid an employee $250,000 to resolve a claim that Musk had harassed her sexually in 2016. The allegations, according to Musk, were "utterly incorrect" and intended to thwart his acquisition of Twitter Inc., an arrangement he is currently attempting to terminate.
Despite having a prenuptial agreement, the Journal reported that Nicole Shanahan is demanding more than $1 billion from Brin in their settlement negotiations.
A 2014 Vanity Fair article described Brin's connection with Google Glass marketing manager Amanda Rosenberg, which took place while he was still married to 23andMe co-creator Anne Wojcicki and she was dating another Google executive.
The Verge reported that Sergey Brin was also once referred to as "the Google playboy" for his sexual engagement with colleagues; human resources manager Heather Cairns termed his behavior "a sexual harassment claim waiting to happen."
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