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Elon Musk’s Friendship With Sergey Brin Ruptured by Alleged Affair

By Kirsten Grind and Emily Glazer

24 Jul 2022 · 4 min read

The WSJ has an exclusive report on an alleged affair between Tesla’s Elon Musk and the wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin—revelations that have the tech world gossip mills in overdrive.

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Elon Musk engaged in a brief affair last fall with the wife of Sergey Brin, prompting the Google co-founder to file for divorce earlier this year and ending the tech billionaires’ long friendship, according to people familiar with the matter.

Mr. Musk is the richest person in the world, with an estimated fortune of $240 billion, and Mr. Brin ranks eighth world-wide, with $95 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

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