Wall Street Journal story that said the alleged affair was the reason for the Google cofounder to sell his stock in Musk’s companies.
According to the Journal, which cited persons familiar with the matter, Musk’s affair with Brin’s wife Nicole Shanahan began in Miami in December. The long-standing friendship between Musk and Brin ended as a result.
In January this year, Brin filed for divorce from Shanahan.
Despite having a prenuptial agreement, the Journal reported that Shanahan is demanding more than $1 billion from Brin in their settlement negotiations.
Musk claimed that the Journal’s report was false in a tweet. He said there was “nothing romantic” between Brin’s wife and him during his two encounters with her in the past three years, both of which took place in public.
Musk also said he’s still friends with Brin.
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After learning that Musk had a brief affair with his wife, Brin reportedly told his advisers to liquidate his personal holdings in Musk’s businesses recently, according to the Journal.
The affair is the most recent revelation regarding Musk’s private life. According to reports from earlier this year, he fathered a twin who were born to a senior executive at his AI business Neuralink. The neurotechnology company develops implantable brain-machine interfaces and is cofounded by Musk, Max Hodak and Paul Merolla.
According to a Business Insider article, Musk’s SpaceX paid an employee $250,000 to settle claims that she had been sexually harassed by the tech billionaire in 2016. Musk called the allegations “utterly untrue” and said they were made to prevent him from acquiring Twitter, a deal he is currently attempting to terminate.
