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- Shortly after finding out about the liaison, Brin filed for divorce from Shanahan in January this year
- The incident took place at the Art Basel event in Miami late last year
- Brin has ordered his financial advisers to sell his personal investments in Musk's companies
- Brin had initially provided Musk with the funds for Tesla during the 2008 financial crisis
- However, Musk called the claims "false" and clarified that Brin and him are friends
- Musk further added that he has seen Brin's ex-wife only two times in last three years
At the time of the alleged affair, Brin and Shanahan were separated but living together, the Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter. Shortly after finding out about the liaison, Brin filed for divorce from Shanahan in January this year, citing "irreconcilable differences".
Shanahan is seeking over $1 billion in divorce settlement though there’s a prenup agreement. The two had met at the Yoga retreat Wanderlust about seven years ago.
The incident took place at the Art Basel event in Miami when Musk had broken up with his on-again, off-again girlfriend Grimes in September.
At one of the parties held earlier this year which was attended by Google co-founder and the world's richest man, Musk, the SpaceX boss reportedly dropped to one knee in front of Brin and apologised profusely for the transgression, "begging for forgiveness", the report further said.
However, this wasn't enough to resolve the growing tension between the two men. As per the Journal, Brin has ordered his financial advisers to sell his personal investments in Musk's companies. It's important to note that Brin initially provided Musk with the funds for Tesla during the 2008 financial crisis when his company was struggling to increase production.
Wasting no time, the Tesla chief reacted on the report which is spreading on the Internet like wildfire. The businessman called the claims false and clarified that Brin and him are friends and were in fact at a party together last night.
Musk further added that he has seen Brin's ex-wife only two times in last three years with "many people around" and there was nothing "romantic".
"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," Musk replied to a post on Twitter early Monday.
This is total bs. Sergey and I are friends and were at a party together last night!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 25, 2022
I’ve only seen Nicole twice in three years, both times with many other people around. Nothing romantic.
Slamming WSJ, Musk further pointed out that the daily has run several "bull**it" pieces on him and his company Tesla that he now finds it embarassing for them.
"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," Must replied to one of the tweets on Monday.
When a fan account asked the billionaire if anything can be done, Musk replied saying "call them out".
Call them out on it, I guess. WSJ is supposed to have a high standard for journalism and, right now, they are way sub tabloid.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 25, 2022
WSJ should be running stories that actually matter to their readers and have solid factual basis, not third-party random hearsay.
Musk's personal life has been all over the place in the last few months. Recent reports revealed that Musk became the father to twins born to a senior executive at another company he co-founded, Neuralink.
Meanwhile other reports claim that the 51-year-old paid an employee $250,000 to settle a sexual harassment claim in 2016. However, the billionaire said the accusations were "utterly untrue" and came out at the time of his Twitter deal, which he is now trying to walk out from.
Addressing the matter, the SpaceX boss said that the attacks on his character have reached a new level this year and since he works crazy hours, he doesn't have much time for shenanigans.
"Yeah, the character assassination attacks have reached a new level this year, but the articles are all nothing-burgers. I work crazy hours, so there just isn’t much time for shenanigans. None of the key people involved in these alleged wrongdoings were even interviewed!" Musk said.
Yeah, the character assassination attacks have reached a new level this year, but the articles are all nothing-burgers.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 25, 2022
I work crazy hours, so there just isn’t much time for shenanigans.
None of the key people involved in these alleged wrongdoings were even interviewed!
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