Elon Musk Denies He Has a Drug Problem After Bombshell Report

Elon Musk WatchTesla Investors Not Happy With Mr. Tweet's Tweets CCShare SubtitlesOffEnglishThat doesn’t seem to square with an article in the Wall Street Journal, which details conversations with multiple sources who told reporters that Musk’s drug use is both alarming and ongoing. Some reportedly worry it might cause the world’s richest man to experience a “health crisis,” but his own bodily functions aside, illegal drug use risks government contracts at SpaceX and threatens an estimated $1 trillion worth of investors’ assets—not to mention thousands of people’s jobs and the US space program.AdvertisementThe WSJ “is not fit to line a parrot cage for bird 💩” Musk wrote on X, punctuating his message with a poop emoji, a favorite of the 52-year-old.AdvertisementMusk’s denials aside, stories continue to pile up. Some reportedly speculate that drugs fueled some of the SpaceX CEO’s more erratic and personally damaging behavior. According to the WSJ, Tesla board members worried that Musk was high when he tweeted about NASA launched a $5 million probe into Musk’s drug use after the CEO smoked weed on Joe Rogan’s podcast in 2018. Six years later, the space agency still hasn’t said what its investigation turned up. Employee drug use at SpaceX would violate the terms of the company’s $14 billion government contracts. AdvertisementAlex Spiro, a lawyer who represents Musk and often speaks on behalf of the billionaire, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. SpaceX, Tesla, and X did not immediately respond to Gizmodo’s questions. Musk hasn’t said much about the issue. A day after the WSJ published its article about Musk’s alleged drug use, he tweeted, “lol.”

Based on reporting by gizmodo.com.