Elon Musk denies claims of affair with Sergei Brin's wife Nicole (Image via Poo/Getty Images, and MediaNews Group/Bay Area News/Getty Images)Tesla CEO Elon Musk made headlines after a recent Wall Street Journal article leveled some severe allegations against the billionaire. The WSJ report, written by Kirsten Grind and Emily Glazer, accused Musk of having an affair with Google founder Sergei Brin's estranged wife, Nicole Shanahan. Published on July 25, the report further claimed that the alleged affair had taken its toll on Musk's friendship with Brin.Musk responded to the claims within a few hours and referred to the allegations in the article as "total bs." The SpaceX founder and CEO added that he had met Sergei Brin just the night prior, and tweeted a picture of him with Brin at the party. Musk further clarified that he had only met Nicole Shanahan twice in three years, that too in the presence of other people.Following Musk's rebuttal to the claims made by WSJ's writers, a legion of Twitter supporters targeted the authors, Kirsten Grind and Emily Glazer. Meanwhile, Nicole Shanahan's attorney told DailyMail that the claims were "not only an outright lie but also defamatory."WSJ article alleges that Elon Musk and Nicole Shanahan had an affair, Musk denies all claimsHoodville@Hoodville_Elon Musk a true City BoyElon Musk's Allegedly Had An Affair With The Co Founder of Google's Wife2068166Elon Musk a true City BoyElon Musk's Allegedly Had An Affair With The Co Founder of Google's Wife https://t.co/wdqKkcY0dKThe article claimed that Elon Musk (51) had an alleged affair with Sergei Brin's wife at the time, Nicole Shanahan (33), which reportedly caused the 48-year-old Google founder to file for a divorce. Kirsten Grind and Emily Glazer also stated that the incident negatively impacted Musk's long-term friendship with Brin. As per WSJ, the alleged affair took place in December last year. Brin filed for divorce in January 2022.The article stated:"In recent months, there has been growing tension between the two men and their teams, according to the people familiar with the matter. Mr. Brin has ordered his financial advisers to sell his personal investments in Mr. Musk's companies, some of those people said. It couldn't be learned how large those investments are, or whether there have been any sales."Nicole Shanahan's attorney responds to the claimsDave Lee@heydave7Lawyer for Sergey Brin's wife Nicole Shanahan backs @elonmusk saying, "Make no mistake, any suggestion that Nicole had an affair with Elon Musk is not only an outright lie but also defamatory."Yet @wsj says "We are confident in our sourcing, and we stand by our reporting."🤦🏻‍♂️5280487Lawyer for Sergey Brin's wife Nicole Shanahan backs @elonmusk saying, "Make no mistake, any suggestion that Nicole had an affair with Elon Musk is not only an outright lie but also defamatory."Yet @wsj says "We are confident in our sourcing, and we stand by our reporting."🤦🏻‍♂️In an exclusive statement to DailyMail.com, Shanahan's lawyer Bryan Freedman said:"Make no mistake, any suggestion that Nicole had an affair with Elon Musk is not only an outright lie but also defamatory."The attorney did not mention if they were preparing to sue WSJ for their defamatory article. However, it is possible that Shanahan, who is also a lawyer, may decide to sue the publication. Elon Musk's response to the claimsElon Musk@elonmusk@michaelsiconolf @KirstenGrind @EmilyGlazer ______, ______ your are on 183391280@michaelsiconolf @KirstenGrind @EmilyGlazer ______, ______ your 👖 are on 🔥 https://t.co/Ioq3EGOQj3The Wall Street Journal's senior editor Michael Siconolfi shared the article on his Twitter page. Elon Musk posted a picture of him at a party with Sergei Brin as a reply to the post. Musk drew reference to the famed saying, "Liar, Liar, pants on fire," in the caption.Previously, Musk responded to his admirers' tweets and stated that Michael Siconolfi had zero "journalistic integrity." In another of his replies, he reminded his followers that WSJ had once written a piece about how the FBI was about to arrest him. However, it must be noted that the 2018 WSJ article in question talks about the FBI's investigation into Musk's alleged misstatement of production figures at Tesla and does not mention any plans for his arrest at the time.Elon Musk@elonmusk@SawyerMerritt The real problem here is that @michaelsiconolf has zero journalistic integrity156941124@SawyerMerritt The real problem here is that @michaelsiconolf has zero journalistic integrityElon Musk@elonmusk@heydave7 @WholeMarsBlog @WSJ WSJ has run so many bs hit pieces on me and Tesla I’ve lost count! It’s embarrassing for them, frankly.They once wrote an article saying FBI was about to arrest me, so I called FBI to ask what’s up and they said WSJ article was total bs.Just more shortseller fud.268002905@heydave7 @WholeMarsBlog @WSJ WSJ has run so many bs hit pieces on me and Tesla I’ve lost count! It’s embarrassing for them, frankly.They once wrote an article saying FBI was about to arrest me, so I called FBI to ask what’s up and they said WSJ article was total bs.Just more shortseller fud.Elon Musk further said that WSJ and Michael Siconolfi had been associated with several hit-pieces against him. The entrepreneur hopes that Nicole Shanahan would sue the publication as she is not a public figure and potentially has a higher chance of winning a defamation lawsuit.Netizens demand an apology from WSJ after their false claims about Elon Musk's affair with Sergei Brin's wifeFollowing Musk's response to the claims, his followers targeted the WSJ chief editor Michael Siconolfi and the authors. A legion of tweets demanded that the publication should apologize to Musk, Brin, and Shanahan. Meanwhile, others hoped that Musk or Shanahan would sue WSJ.Sawyer Merritt 📈🚀@SawyerMerrittLMAO @elonmusk gave this picture of himself partying last night with Google founder Sergey Brin to the NYP, laughing off WSJ claims 1409409076LMAO @elonmusk gave this picture of himself partying last night with Google founder Sergey Brin to the NYP, laughing off WSJ claims 😂 https://t.co/apufnoi1gzBree A Dail@breeadail@elonmusk Some of us still stand on the ethics that we should report to inform, and not form the opinions of others.26@elonmusk Some of us still stand on the ethics that we should report to inform, and not form the opinions of others.Pranay Pathole@PPatholeThis is so true @elonmusk 🤣400482294This is so true @elonmusk 🤣 https://t.co/ojIPXJnxf0budoongpapa@budoong2papa@michaelsiconolf @KirstenGrind @EmilyGlazer You need to make a correction. Apologize and quickly and get ready to go to court. twitter.com/sawyermerritt/…Sawyer Merritt 📈🚀@SawyerMerrittLMAO @elonmusk gave this picture of himself partying last night with Google founder Sergey Brin to the NYP, laughing off WSJ claims 973LMAO @elonmusk gave this picture of himself partying last night with Google founder Sergey Brin to the NYP, laughing off WSJ claims 😂 https://t.co/apufnoi1gz@michaelsiconolf @KirstenGrind @EmilyGlazer You need to make a correction. Apologize and quickly and get ready to go to court. twitter.com/sawyermerritt/…marco⚡️@OcramZartobe@michaelsiconolf @KirstenGrind @EmilyGlazer I don’t know, have you checked your sources bro?twitter.com/sawyermerritt/…Sawyer Merritt 📈🚀@SawyerMerrittLMAO @elonmusk gave this picture of himself partying last night with Google founder Sergey Brin to the NYP, laughing off WSJ claims 898LMAO @elonmusk gave this picture of himself partying last night with Google founder Sergey Brin to the NYP, laughing off WSJ claims 😂 https://t.co/apufnoi1gz@michaelsiconolf @KirstenGrind @EmilyGlazer I don’t know, have you checked your sources bro?twitter.com/sawyermerritt/…Serious Callers Only ❤️ 🇺🇦@EthicsGradient@michaelsiconolf @KirstenGrind @EmilyGlazer So this is your idea of “terrific” reporting?? twitter.com/elonmusk/statu…Elon Musk@elonmusk@SawyerMerritt Yeah, that was Sergey and me yesterday afternoon!3773@SawyerMerritt Yeah, that was Sergey and me yesterday afternoon!@michaelsiconolf @KirstenGrind @EmilyGlazer So this is your idea of “terrific” reporting?? twitter.com/elonmusk/statu…Jeffrey Lutz@thejefflutz@michaelsiconolf @KirstenGrind @EmilyGlazer This article isn’t true. You should issue a retraction , change your standards for sourcing, and apologize.100218@michaelsiconolf @KirstenGrind @EmilyGlazer This article isn’t true. You should issue a retraction , change your standards for sourcing, and apologize.Scott Wainner@scottwww@michaelsiconolf @KirstenGrind @EmilyGlazer Really seems like you need to go back to your sources (and find better ones) on this one.1661@michaelsiconolf @KirstenGrind @EmilyGlazer Really seems like you need to go back to your sources (and find better ones) on this one.techAU@techAU@michaelsiconolf @KirstenGrind @EmilyGlazer Imagine being proud of a fake story. Can't believe this is still live.1384@michaelsiconolf @KirstenGrind @EmilyGlazer Imagine being proud of a fake story. Can't believe this is still live.Johnna Crider@JohnnaCrider1Hey @wsj you should take down that article and apologize to Elon Musk, Sergey Brin and Nicole Shanahan.33231Hey @wsj you should take down that article and apologize to Elon Musk, Sergey Brin and Nicole Shanahan.DogeDesigner@cb_dogeHey @WSJ , why fake news? You should apologize to @elonmusk as soon as possible and fix this41975Hey @WSJ , why fake news? You should apologize to @elonmusk as soon as possible and fix this https://t.co/KXpcyKB5jmTeslaMadMax@TeslaMadMax@michaelsiconolf @KirstenGrind @EmilyGlazer So you're the editor responsible for oversight on this factless story? I'm not sure I'd be banging the drum on how terrific this reporting is. And to think you call yourselves "journalists." 🙄🤮531@michaelsiconolf @KirstenGrind @EmilyGlazer So you're the editor responsible for oversight on this factless story? I'm not sure I'd be banging the drum on how terrific this reporting is. And to think you call yourselves "journalists." 🙄🤮A few seemed to agree with Musk's assessment that the article was a hit-piece against the billionaire. Neither Brin nor Shanahan has made any public statements regarding the allegations as of yet.