ICYMI: That celebrity gossip rag the Wall Street Journal reported that Musk had a brief affair with Nicole Shanahan, the wife of Google’s co-founder, Sergey Brin — who also happened to be Musk’s pal and once gave him half a million dollars when Tesla was on ropes.
According to the Journal, that brief affair prompted Brin to file for divorce.
Musk called the report “total bs” in a tweet on Monday, adding, “I work crazy hours, so there just isn’t much time for shenanigans.” (Though, I gotta say, Elon, the existence of twins you reportedly fathered with a woman who works for you at Neuralink might suggest there is time for shenanigans.)
We really couldn’t care less about whom Musk decides to sleep with, but there’s a reason the WSJ (and the people behind this newsletter) think it’s important to put a critical spotlight on the globe’s most powerful and wealthy humans.
As the CEO of Tesla, the world’s most valuable automaker, Musk is…
