Report claims Elon Musk had an affair with Google co-founder Sergey Brin's wife. His response

Elon Musk and Sergey Brin are known to be long-time friends.

Elon Musk had an affair with Google co-founder Sergey Brin's wife Nicole Shanahan, leading to him filing for divorce from her, The Wall Street Journal has reported citing sources familiar with the matter.

But the Tesla boss denied the claim. "Sergey and I are friends and were at a party together last night," he tweeted on July 25. "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)" Elon Musk added.

This is total bs. Sergey and I are friends and were at a party together last night!

I’ve only seen Nicole twice in three years, both times with many other people around. Nothing romantic.

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— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 25, 2022

Yeah, the character assassination attacks have reached a new level this year, but the articles are all nothing-burgers.

I work crazy hours, so there just isn’t much time for shenanigans.

None of the key people involved in these alleged wrongdoings were even interviewed!

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— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 25, 2022

Sergey Brin had filed for divorce from Shanahan -- an attorney and entrepreneur -- earlier this year because of “irreconcilable differences.” The couple had been married since 2018.

Elon Musk's brief affair with Shanahan began in December last year, when she was separated from her husband but still living with him, the report said. At that time, Musk was broken up with singer Grimes.

Brin sought divorce weeks after he came to know about the affair.

Musk and Brin are known to be long-time friends. The Google co-founder had provided Musk $500,000 when Tesla was struggling during the financial crisis of 2008, The Wall Street Journal reported.

But lately, tensions have been growing between the two. According to The Wall Street Journal, Brin has asked his advisors to sell off his stakes in Musk’s companies.

Reports of strain in Musk's personal life come amid his legal tussle with Twitter. The social network is suing him for backing out of a $44 billion acquisition agreement.

Musk repeatedly claimed that Twitter did not provide him accurate information about the number of spam bots on the platform. While entering into an agreement with Twitter, the Tesla boss had outlined the removal of scam accounts as one of his priorities.