Musk: "Affair rumors are nonsense... I met her twice in 3 years"

WSJ Reports Affair Allegations Between Musk and Google Co-founder’s Wife
Musk: "WSJ Should Report Based on Solid Evidence"

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has directly refuted rumors about his affair.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyun-joo] Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, denied rumors of an affair with the wife of his friend Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, calling it "nonsense."

On the 24th (local time), Musk posted on Twitter, "Brin and I are friends, and we were together at a party last night," adding, "Shanahan and I have only met twice in the past three years, and each time there were many people around, with no romantic situation."

On the same day, The Wall Street Journal cited sources reporting that Musk had an affair with Brin's wife, Nicole Shanahan. Brin and Shanahan filed for divorce in January citing "irreconcilable differences."

According to the report, Musk met Brin at a party earlier this year and apologized for the affair, kneeling down. Brin accepted the apology, but the two are said not to have regular conversations afterward.

In response, Musk also criticized the WSJ report. On the same day, he posted another tweet saying, "WSJ should uphold high standards of journalism," advising, "Important articles for readers should be based on solid evidence, not third-party rumors."

Musk was also embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal in May. The U.S. economic media Business Insider reported allegations that Musk sexually harassed a female flight attendant on a SpaceX private jet in 2016.

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