What is the reason for Sergey Brin and his wife Nicole Shanahan’s divorce? It is reported that Elon Musk is the primary reason behind Google co-founder Sergey Brin’s divorce.
According to the report in the Wall Street Journal, the co-founder of Telsa, Elon Musk, involved in various affairs earlier, had a long-time affair with Shanahan. It all started last year in early December in Miami.
During the time of the alleged affair, Sergey Brin and Nicole Shanahan were separated. But according to several reports, they were living together. So, at some point, people are aware of the situation!
After finding out about his wife’s affair with Elon Musk, Sergey filed for divorce from his wife Shanahan. The divorce was filed in January of this year.
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Sergey Brin talked about his separation, saying, “irreconcilable differences.”
On the other hand, Sergey Brin’s wife, Nicole Shanahan, has asked for over $1 billion in the divorce settlement. Though it is said there’s a prenup agreement.
Previously, the couple met at the yoga retreat Wanderlust about 7 years back.
According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Elon Musk had a brief affair last fall with Sergey Brin’s wife. The report further stated that the affair resulted in Brin’s divorce from his wife, Nicole Shanahan.
The matter has also ended the long-time friendship between Sergey Brin and Elon Musk.
On this matter, Musk called it a “hit piece.”
Furthermore, Musk replied to a comment made on Twitter stating, “Haven’t even had sex in ages (sigh).”
Musk slammed WSJ on his Twitter account, stating, “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,”
Also, one of the fan followers asked Musk if anything could be done. To this, Musk replied, “Call them out.”
Sergey Brin & Nicole Shanahan’s Marriage
According to reports, Brin and Shanahan dated sometime around 2015. In November 2018, the duo opted for a low-key marriage ceremony.
A person close to Nicole Shanahan said Brin and Shanahan were separated in December 2021. But they were still living together at the time of the affair.
Together, the couple had a two-year-old daughter.
According to sources, Google co-founder Sergey Brin is seeking joint custody of their daughter.
A person close to Nicole Shanahan said Brin and Shanahan were separated. But in December, they were still living together at the time of the affair.
Sergey Brin’s Personal Life
In 2007, Sergey Brin first married Anne Wojcicki, an entrepreneur. Together, the couple shares a son and a daughter.
In 2013, the couple announced their separation to the media. The reason behind their divorce is that Brin was having an affair with Google Glass’s marketing director, Amanda Rosenberg.
In 2018, Sergey married Nicole Shanahan, a legal tech founder. Together, the couple shares a two-year-old daughter.
In December 2015, the couple separated after Brin found out about his wife’s affair with Elon Musk.
Currently, the couple is negotiating a settlement.
Coming to his parents, Brin’s mother, Eugenia, has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
Although Sergey Brin and Anne Wojcicki were divorced, together they run The Brin Wojcicki Foundation.
Together, the ex-couple has donated $1 million to provide support to the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society.
Brin has also donated $5,000 to Barack Obama’s reelection campaign.
On the work front, in 2019, Sergey Brin stepped down as president of Alphabet (GOOGL), which is Google’s parent company.
In 1998, Sergey Brin and Larry Page founded the search engine.
Elon Musk and Sergey Brin’s friendship ended
Sergey Brin and Elon Musk are long-time friends. It is reported that Elon Musk often sleeps at Brin’s Silicon Valley home.
Brin, who has a net worth of $95 billion, has made several investments with Telsa. It all started when Elon Musk first created the car company in 2003.
In 2008, Telsa was facing a huge financial crunch. During this time, Musk seeks investment advice from close friends. The matter was mentioned in the 2015 biography of Musk.
A source revealed that Elon Musk has invested $500,000.
Elon Musk’s Troubles in the Spotlight
A journal reported early this year that Musk apologized to Brin at a party. It is further reported that Brin has accepted Musk’s apology but they were not on talking terms.
Musk recently twitted, “Tesla hit piece.”
However, the alleged affair has brought great turmoil between Brin and Musk. It has ended the long friendship between the two.
Brin helped the owner of the car company during the 2008 financial crisis.
However, Elon Musk has denied all the allegations made against him. Musk posted on Twitter, where he has more than 100 million followers.
Earlier this month, Twitter sued Musk.
It is reported that Musk has proposed buying Twitter for $44 billion. But now he informed Twitter that he was ending the agreement to buy the company.
In November, Musk was further alleged to have had twins with one of his top executives secretly.
Previously, in 2016, Musk was again alleged to have sexually harassed a flight attendant. It is reported that SpaceX has paid the employee about $250,000 to settle the allegations made against him.
Musk said of the accusation, “utterly untrue.”
Elon Musk, the owner of the car company Telsa, is the world’s richest person with a net worth of $242 billion.
So, we can see Elon Musk is always involved in controversies and rumours and thus lands in trouble.
According to several reports, Sergey Brin is the eighth wealthiest person with a net worth of $94.6 billion.