Musk Holds Drug Party in Texas with Current and Former Directors
by Lee Sojin
Published 04 Feb.2024 20:00(KST)
Musk Pressures Close Associates and Board Members to Use Drugs
Significant Gains from Personal and Financial Ties... Difficult to Refuse
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, was exposed for using drugs while enjoying a party with current and former board members, and for pressuring others to use drugs while acting like a king.
On the 3rd (local time), the American daily The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported, citing multiple sources, that current and former board members of Musk's companies, Tesla and SpaceX, felt such pressure.
Last month, when WSJ reported suspicions of drug use, Musk fully denied it, stating, "No trace of drugs or alcohol was detected in the tests."
In its report on this day, WSJ quoted several sources who were either present at Musk's drug use scenes or were well aware of the related situations.
Musk's close associates, including board members, reportedly felt compelled to use drugs with him due to the atmosphere he created, and the board members did not want to upset Musk, who had brought them immense wealth and "social capital," according to sources.
Musk and his lawyers have not made any comments regarding these allegations.
WSJ specifically identified the location of the "drug party" attended by Musk in this report. Over the past few years, at social gatherings at the 'Austin Proper Hotel' in Texas, Musk reportedly used ketamine for pleasure multiple times via nasal spray, and Tesla board member and Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia was also present at these gatherings.
Board members who used drugs with Musk were identified as his brother Kimbal Musk, former Tesla outside director Antonio Gracias, and early SpaceX investor Steve Jurvetson.
Sources say concerns are growing as the amount of drugs used by Musk and these board members increases, but the boards of Musk's companies reportedly knew about this and deliberately did not record it in meeting minutes to prevent it from becoming public.
WSJ pointed out that the enormous wealth connected to Musk is the background for this. Other board members of Musk's companies are personally and financially connected to Musk and have gained tremendous benefits from these relationships.
In fact, Gracias is estimated to hold investments worth $1.5 billion (2.07 trillion KRW) in Musk's companies through his venture capital firms and others.
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