Elon Musk is claiming a scandalous claim that he was having an affair with Sergey Brin (Google co-founder), which is a statement made by the billionaire.
“This is total BS,” Musk wrote on Twitter.
The explosive allegation appeared in a story in the Wall Street Journal. The newspaper claims the alleged affair destroyed Musk and Brin’s friendship.
Musk is worth $240 billion, while Brin is worth $95 billion.
The journal claimed it all happened last year, while Brin and his wife, Nicole, were separated, but living together. The newspaper also quoted sources who reportedly said Musk “dropped to one knee,”And “begg[ed] Brin for forgiveness.”
Musk sent a photo of himself with Brin to the New York Post, saying, “Took this pic only two hours ago.”
He also tweeted: “Sergey is my friend and we were at a party together.” [Saturday] night! I’ve only seen Nicole twice in three years, both times with many other people around. Nothing romantic.”
“Haven’t even had sex in ages (sigh),”Musk also added.