Issues are getting messy in Silicon Valley!
As you could recall, the co-founder of Google, Sergey Brin, filed for divorce from his (second) spouse, Nicole Shanahan, after solely 4 years of marriage. Court docket filings said that the pair determined to go their separate methods for the previous standby purpose – “irreconcilable variations.” It was additionally reported that they’d been separated since December 2021. Nicely, it turns on the market truly could have been extra to the story behind the breakup!
In response to a brand new report from The Wall Road Journal, Sergey’s longtime good friend Elon Musk allegedly had a “temporary affair” together with his spouse, which prompted the billionaire businessman to finish their marriage in January. Sources accustomed to the scenario advised the publication that the affair began in December 2021 on the Artwork Basel in Miami whereas Sergey and Nicole had been separated however nonetheless dwelling collectively. As for why the previous couple was separated? The insiders defined that they’d some difficulties of their relationship on the time, largely tied to the coronavirus pandemic and caring for their 3-year-old daughter.
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In the meantime, Elon and his girlfriend Grimes had been damaged up – although that very same month of the affair, they welcomed a second child collectively who was born through surrogate. And naturally, he additionally welcomed twins with Shivon Zilis, an government at his mind chip firm Neuralink, one month earlier than that.
Whoa…
The surprising fling didn’t solely finish the wedding between Sergey and Nicole. As The Wall Road Journal experiences, it additionally ruined the tech titans’ longtime friendship. The pair apparently had been so shut that the 48-year-old gave Elon $500,000 for Tesla in the course of the 2008 monetary disaster. The 51-yea-old even “often crashed” at Sergey’s house in Silicon Valley.
However their relationship quickly turned strained following the alleged “liaison” in December 2021, with Sergey asking his monetary advisers to promote all of his private investments in Elon’s corporations. Hit him the place it hurts, huh.
After Sergey filed for divorce in January, the Tesla founder supposedly begged his former good friend for forgiveness, dropping to his knees at a celebration earlier this yr. And whereas the daddy of two acknowledged the apology, the harm was already achieved between them. WSJ insiders claimed that they’re nonetheless not on talking phrases.
Wow! That is some Actual Housewives stage drama! Reactions to the scandal, Perezcious readers? Sound OFF within the feedback (beneath).
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