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Elon Musk reportedly knelt down to beg for forgiveness in front of Sergey Brin after the Google founder learned of his wife's affair with the Tesla and SpaceX boss.
Musk was said to have had a brief fling with Sergey's wife Nicole Shanahan when they met at Art Basel, an arts event in Miami, in December 2021. That prompted Brin, the world's eighth richest person with a net worth of $95 billion, to file a lawsuit. divorced in January 2022.
'irreconcilable differences' as the reason, but The Wall Street Journal on Sunday reported that it was Musk's affair with Nicole that marked the end of their marriage. But according to another source, Nicole and Sergey already have marital problems due to the stress of COVID-19. They also argued about the care of their four-year-old daughter.
According to the Daily Mail, Musk met Sergey at a party after filing for divorce. Musk reportedly knelt down to beg for his forgiveness.
In public, Brin accepted Musk's apology. But the two - who were once close friends - no longer speak regularly, The Wall Street Journal source said. Naturally, this affair case ended Elon and Sergey's friendship for years.
Even though the two were so close, Sergey provided USD 500 thousand in funding for Tesla at the height of the financial crisis in 2008. Musk also admitted that he often stopped by Sergey's house.
Brin, who later married his first wife Anne Wojcicki, was among those invited to celebrate Musk's 40th birthday aboard the Orient Express in 2010. The two were guests at Musk's wedding to Talulah Riley shortly after.
As a wedding gift, Sergey had allowed Musk to use the 'Google Party Plane' to bring his guests to the event, in Scotland.
Elon Musk reportedly knelt down to beg for forgiveness in front of Sergey Brin after the Google founder learned of his wife's affair with the Tesla and SpaceX boss.