The tech tycoon is said to have had a romantic relationship with Shanahan, according to a Wall Street Journal report from Sunday, which caused her marriage to Brin, another acquaintance of Musk's, to dissolve.
According to "people familiar with the situation," the brief love affair that took place in December 2021 led Brin to file for divorce in January 2022, according to WSJ.
Records from the Santa Clara County Superior Court show that Shanahan and Brin had filed for divorce due to "irreconcilable disagreements."
The Tesla CEO responded to the news by calling it "complete bs (bullsh*t)".
Elon went on to say that his friendship with Sergey is still intact and that he has "nothing romantic" going on with Shanahan.
"Totally BS," you say. We attended a party together last night as friends, Sergey and I," he tweeted on Monday. "In three years, Nicole and I have only met twice, and both occasions have involved numerous other individuals. Nothing sentimental
Musk said in response to criticism from his supporters that the story was merely another "hit article" by the media source without any supporting evidence.
"I've lost count of how many BS hit stories WSJ has published about me and Tesla! To be honest, it's embarrassing for them. When I called the FBI to find out what was going on, they said the WSJ piece was complete BS since "WSJ is supposed to have a high standard for journalism and, right now, they are far sub tabloid." They once claimed that the FBI was preparing to arrest me. Instead of publishing third-party hearsay, WSJ ought to be publishing stories that genuinely matter to its readers and have a strong factual foundation, the author argued.
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