Elon Musk used illegal drugs at parties and appeared under the influence at events, worrying executives and executives at his various companies, a shocking new report claims. ing.
The world's 52 richest men have allegedly used LSD, cocaine, ecstasy and magic mushrooms at gatherings around the world.There, his fellow mobsters must sign non-disclosure agreements or hand over their cellphones in order for those who witnessed his drug use to attend. told the Wall Street Journal.
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO has also publicly smoked marijuana and admitted to taking ketamine to treat depression.
Musk ingested several pills of acid at a party he hosted in Los Angeles in 2018. He took magic mushrooms at an event in Mexico the following year, and recreationally took ketamine at a house party in Miami with his brother Kimbal Musk in 2021. The magazine reported.
Musk's drug use could threaten his standing at publicly traded companies. Shareholders don't want CEOs making important drug decisions. Although SpaceX is a private company, it has numerous federal contracts that prohibit drug use, the magazine said.
In total, Musk is said to be putting about $1 trillion in investor assets and tens of thousands of jobs at risk.
Musk himself did not respond to the Journal for this story, but his publicist Alex Spiro said Musk takes regular drug tests and has never failed a test. Ta. He also said there were “other falsehoods” in the article, which he did not reveal to the Journal.
The billionaire is known for his erratic and sometimes impulsive behavior, but when he gave a bizarre and rambling speech in front of hundreds of SpaceX employees in 2017, some executives A sudden change was noticed and questions arose about his drug use – although there was no proof, he was on drugs.
Witnesses described the 15-minute remarks as “nonsense,” “calm” and “upsetting,” before SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell finally stepped in and took over, the newspaper reported.
Spiro told the paper that the account of events was “false, as confirmed by countless people who were present,” but he did not provide details to the paper about what was false.
The Post asked Spiro for comment on the magazine's reporting.
In 2018, Musk got into trouble for smoking marijuana in front of podcaster Joe Rogan's camera. The video caused Tesla's stock price to plummet by as much as 9%, wiping out billions of dollars in value.
Executives also worry that Musk may have been on drugs when he suddenly tweeted in 2018 that he planned to take Tesla private, and that the statement was misleading or false. This prompted an SEC investigation into whether the matter was true or not, a person familiar with the matter told the Journal.
The paper said that in a media interview shortly afterward, the billionaire became emotional and described how difficult the past year had been, while sources close to the billionaire said he had been using drugs.
Musk has blamed his bizarre behavior on mental illness and lack of sleep due to his company's obsession with surveillance. He admitted in 2017 that he suffers from bipolar disorder, which causes dramatic mood swings, but said he has not been diagnosed.
He also admitted on social media that he takes ketamine to treat depression, and said while hosting Saturday Night Live that he has Asperger syndrome, a type of autism.
In Musk's authorized autobiography, published last year, author Walter Isaacson said that Musk had a tendency to lash out at employees and executives in the workplace, a “diabolical” style of abuse, and a history of “I don't remember much'' about what happened, he wrote.
“I really don't like doing illegal drugs,” Musk reportedly said in the book.
