Elon Musk denies affair with wife of longtime friend and Google co-founder Sergey Brin

The Wall Street Journal had reported that the friendship between Musk and Brin had tanked after an apparent dalliance between Shanahan and the Tesla CEO. This reportedly led to the couple’s divorce. — AFP

NEW YORK: Elon Musk has fiercely denied having an affair with the wife of his longtime friend, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, refuting a Wall Street Journal report on July 24 alleging a liaison that had ripped asunder not only Brin’s marriage but also the friendship between the two men.

“This is total BS,” the Tesla co-founder tweeted Sunday night of the alleged affair, which is said to have occurred while Brin and now-estranged wife Nicole Shanahan were separated but still living together.