- Elon Musk reportedly got down on his knees and begged Brin for forgiveness after having an affair with the Google co-founder’s wife.
- The incident happened at a party earlier this year, sources told the Wall Street Journal.
- Although Brin acknowledged the apology, the two tech moguls are not speaking, the WSJ reported.
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After Google co-founder Sergey Brin divorced his wife in January after learning of her alleged affair with Elon Musk, Musk reportedly fell to his knees and begged his longtime friend’s forgiveness.
Sources close to the matter told the Wall Street Journal that the incident happened at a party earlier this year, and that while Brin has acknowledged the apology, the two tech moguls are not currently on speaking terms.
The fallout stems from Musk’s reported affair with Brin’s wife, Nicole Shanahan, which the Journal reported began at the Art Basel art show in Miami in December 2021. Sources told the Journal that Brin and Shanahan were separated at the time. but still live together, and have faced difficulties related to COVID-19 and caring for their young daughter.
Breen filed for divorce in January, citing “irreconcilable differences,” according to court documents. In the months that followed, sources said his relationship with Musk was strained, and Brin instructed his financial advisers to sell his investments in Musk’s various businesses. Among them is Tesla, in which Brin invested $500,000 in 2008.
“I hope that Sergey and I will move forward with dignity, honesty and harmony for the sake of our child. We’re both working on it,” Shanahan told news website Puck earlier this month.
The alleged affair happened when Musk broke up with his girlfriend Grimes. The couple have two children, including a daughter who was born via surrogate in the same month of the affair. A month earlier, in November 2021, Musk quietly fathered twins with one of his top executives, Siobhan Zilis, Insider’s Julia Black reported.
The news also comes as Musk faces a series of public professional challenges, including a contentious legal battle with Twitter after the Tesla CEO backed out of his $44 billion deal to buy the social media platform.
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