Nicole Shanahan, the estranged wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, has denied having an affair with Tesla and Space-X CEOElon Musk.
Shanahan’s lawyer Bryan Freedman rejected the claim in a statement to PEOPLE on Wednesday, three days after theWall Street Journalreported Musk, 51, and Shanahan, 33, had engaged in a “brief affair” last fall.
Musk has also denied having any romantic involvement with Shanahan, a lawyer, philanthropist and founder of patent management company ClearAccessIP, according toBusiness Insider.
The publication did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Miikka Skaffari/Getty
On Sunday, the billionaire replied to a Twitter user who shared theWSJarticle with a caption stating that Musk allegedly slept with “Google co-founder Sergey Brin’s wife leading to the couple’s divorce filing” and that “the two are apparently no longer friends.”
“This is total bs. Sergey and I are friends and were at a party together last night!” Musk hit back in aposton Twitter Sunday night. “I’ve only seen Nicole twice in three years, both times with many other people around. Nothing romantic.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Elon Musk.Pascal Le Segretain/Getty
Brin cited “irreconcilable differences” in his separation from Shanahan,Business Insiderfirst reported, noting that the pair owned joint assets but how they were to be divided was “to be determined.”
He also said that he is not seeking spousal support from Shanahan and requested she not be awarded it either.
Ian Tuttle/Getty
Musk reflected on the downsides of the spotlight viaTwitteron Monday, noting, “the amount of attention on me has gone supernova, which super sucks.”
“Unfortunately, even trivial articles about me generate a lot of clicks,” he continued, later adding that he “will try my best to be heads down focused on doing useful things for civilization.”
source: people.com
