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Tesla · TSLA · 2022

Elon Musk

“This is total BS,” he posted. She denies it too.

Denied

The Wall Street Journal reported an affair with Nicole Shanahan, then married to Google co-founder Sergey Brin. Musk called it “total BS.”1

Relationship
Divorced three times
Outcome
Denied
News day
−1.4%
Since the news
+43.3%

Since the news

+43.3%

$272.24 on Jul 22, 2022
$390.22 on Nov 13, 2026 · 1,083 trading days

Before the newsAbove the pre-news closeBelow itThe last close before the news

The dip News day −1.4%

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  1. 1Jul 25 · WSJ report
Change since the close before the news
Justine WilsonFirst wife
Justine Wilson: 2000–20082000–2008
Talulah RileySecond wife, twice
Talulah Riley: 2010–2012Talulah Riley: 2013–2016
GrimesPartner
Grimes: 2018–20222018–2022
Shivon ZilisCo-parent
Nov 2021: Twins bornJul 2022: Twins made public
Nicole ShanahanAlleged affair
Dec 2021: Alleged liaison in Miami (WSJ)Jul 25, 2022: Reported; Musk denies
  • Former spouse
  • Partner
  • Other event
  • Alleged, denied
  • News day
PersonRelationshipStatusNotes
Justine WilsonFirst wifeMarried 2000, split 2008They met at Queen's University in Ontario.23
Talulah RileySecond wife, twiceMarried and divorced twiceMarried 2010–2012, then 2013–2016.2
GrimesClaire BoucherPartnerSplit by March 2022Dated from 2018. Musk called them “semi-separated” in September 2021.42
Shivon ZilisCo-parentNeuralink executiveTheir twins were born weeks before Grimes and Musk had a child via surrogate. A later report said the twins came via IVF, with no romance.56
Nicole ShanahanAlleged affairDenied by MuskThen married to Sergey Brin, who filed for divorce in January 2022. Musk said there was “nothing romantic.” Shanahan denies it too.17

  1. An alleged liaison with Nicole Shanahan in Miami, the Journal later reports.1

  2. Sergey Brin files for divorce from Shanahan.1

  3. Business Insider reveals Musk had twins in November 2021 with Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis.5

  4. The Journal reports the alleged affair and says Brin told advisers to sell his investments in Musk's companies. Musk: “This is total BS. Sergey and I are friends.”1

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