Kimbal Musk responds as controversy grows
"Only met Epstein once, at his office"
As the fallout continues over investigative documents related to convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, reports have emerged that the younger brother of Tesla founder Elon Musk was also implicated.
Reports suggest Musk's brother was introduced to women by Epstein
On the 11th (local time), Bloomberg News, the Guardian, and other outlets reported that Kimbal Musk, Elon Musk's brother and a restaurateur, appears to have been introduced to at least two women by Epstein. An analysis of approximately 3 million Epstein-related documents recently released by the U.S. Department of Justice found, among other things, that Kimbal Musk personally thanked Epstein for introducing him to women.
According to the reports, in October 2012 Kimbal Musk emailed Epstein saying, "It was a fun hang out today. Thanks so much for connecting me with Jennifer." In a subsequent email, he wrote, "I'm happy with the time I've spent with her so far. She's great." The Guardian pointed out that this woman is someone who, through her lawyer, claimed she was coerced and abused by Epstein.
Another email written in June 2015, which has also been disclosed, shows Epstein sending a message to a person named Sanita stating, in effect, that "I gave Kimbal another girl and he liked her." Epstein had already been indicted in Florida in 2008 for procuring a minor, but appears to have continued to associate with Kimbal Musk even after that.
Kimbal Musk strongly denies Epstein allegations: "Never even went to the island"
Kimbal Musk responded via his account on X (formerly Twitter), stating, "In 2012 I dated a 30-year-old woman who was introduced to me by a friend, and she was not introduced by Epstein." He added, "I met that demon (Epstein) only once, at his office in New York, and I have never been to his island."
Kimbal Musk served on the board of SpaceX from its founding until 2022 and has also sat on Tesla's board of directors. He is also the co-founder of the restaurant company The Kitchen Restaurant Group.
Epstein, a billionaire and former hedge fund manager, was indicted on charges that from 1994 to 2004 he invited powerful figures to Little Saint James, an island he owned in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and arranged for them to have sex with women, including minors. He died by apparent suicide in prison in 2019.
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