My searches have not turned up a result showing that Musk "claimed he had never corresponded with Epstein".
Can you source this? If not, can you explain why you did not check it before you posted the inaccurate claim?
Can you source this? If not, can you explain why you did not check it before you posted the inaccurate claim?
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/30/elon-musk...
Musk has a long history of accusations (see the “I’ll buy you a horse” SpaceX lawsuit) as well as having fathered numerous children with women ~25 years younger than himself so not sure why you’d want to die on this particular hill.
A long history? Another search tells me that apart from the mentioned accusation, there is only one WSJ article alleging sexual conduct with SpaceX employees.
You asked why I take Musk‘s side in these discussions; it’s because I don’t think he’s a pedophile.
Nothing I‘ve seen seemed convincing to me, and the arguments made online often were so laughably inaccurate and exaggerated as to border on blatant slander.
That link seems to report on the same single WSJ article that mostly alleges workplace power-balance issues, referencing unnamed women, none of whom have come forward to publicly accuse Musk of misconduct. It‘s also fairly thin imo.
Maybe Musk‘s conduct is more gross than I believe, but at this time I‘ll not jump to conclusions.
I dont think it's "jumping to conclusions" to say that SOMETHING unsavory happened.
Do you know what the term for someone who parties with a pedophile is? Pedophile.
No normal person would tolerate it.
He did NOT claim never to have corresponded with Epstein. Instead he claimed that Epstein asked him to go the island and he refused. The files show the opposite to be true.
Still an absolutely enormous lie of the sort you would only tell if guilty.
Here it is in his own words. See above for one of several examples in the files illustrating how very untrue it is.
Musk downplayed his correspondence and willingness to meet with Epstein to the point where you could argue Musk was lying, yes.
However, he did decline an invitation to the island in 2012/13, at first because Musk was looking for a party and thought this would be a peaceful island experience. Eventually Musk declined because of logistics.