- Elon Musk reportedly dropped to his knees and begged for forgiveness from Brin after he had an affair with the Google co-founder’s spouse.
- The incident occurred at a celebration earlier this yr, sources instructed the Wall Avenue Journal.
- Whereas Brin acknowledged the apology, the 2 tech moguls aren’t talking, WSJ reported.
After Google co-founder Sergey Brin divorced his spouse in January upon studying of her alleged affair with Elon Musk, Musk reportedly dropped to his knees and begged his longtime good friend for forgiveness.
Sources near the matter instructed the Wall Avenue Journal the incident occurred at a celebration earlier this yr, and that whereas Brin acknowledged the apology, the 2 tech moguls aren’t presently talking.
The fallout stems from Musk’s reported affair with Brin’s spouse, Nicole Shanahan, which the Journal reported began on the Artwork Basel artwork present in Miami in December 2021. Sources instructed the Journal that Brin and Shanahan had been separated on the time however nonetheless dwelling collectively, and had encountered difficulties tied to COVID-19 and caring for his or her toddler daughter.
Brin filed for divorce in January, citing “irreconcilable variations,” in keeping with courtroom paperwork. Within the subsequent months, sources mentioned his relationship with Musk has been strained, and Brin instructed his monetary advisers to promote his investments in Musk’s numerous companies. Amongst them embrace Tesla, which Brin invested $500,000 in 2008.
“I hope for Sergey and I to maneuver ahead with dignity, honesty and concord for the sake of our baby. And we’re each working in direction of that,” Shanahan instructed the information web site Puck earlier this month.
The alleged affair happened when Musk had damaged up together with his girlfriend, Grimes. The 2 have two youngsters, together with a daughter who was born through surrogate the identical month of the affair. The month prior, November 2021, Musk quietly had twins with one in every of his prime executives, Shivon Zilis, Insider’s Julia Black reported.
The information additionally comes as Musk encounters a collection of public skilled challenges, together with a contentious authorized battle with Twitter, after the Tesla CEO pulled out of his $44 billion deal to buy the social media platform.
