Some of Tesla’s former and current board members were using drugs, along with its CEO Elon Musk. The newspaper writes about this Wall StreetJournal (WSJ) quotes sources.
According to the publication, some current and former executives of Tesla and SpaceX are aware of Musk’s drug use, but they did not go to court regarding this issue. Tesla’s board of directors also did not conduct an investigation into the matter or record its concerns in the minutes.
According to WSJ sources, Musk used ketamine in meetings with Tesla board member and Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia. In addition to the billionaire, former Tesla board members Steve Jarvetson and Antonio Gracias and the businessman’s brother Kimbal Musk were also using drugs.
It was recorded that the brothers and people close to Musk attended parties in one of the boutique hotels in Mexico and used drugs. According to the WSJ, Musk’s circle at the company is afraid of upsetting the businessman for helping them make their fortune and does not want to risk losing the social capital provided by proximity to Musk.
In January, the newspaper reported that Tesla and SpaceX’s board of directors said Musk uses drugsand also fear that this may affect the fate of their existence.
The businessman’s possible addiction to illegal substances could jeopardize the conclusion of multimillion-dollar government contracts with SpaceX. The businessman’s lawyer, Alex Spiro, said that the businessman’s blood was regularly tested for drugs. According to him, the billionaire has never failed these checks.
Later Musk denied Information about drug use.
Previously Musk stated2024 will be worse than previous years.