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My searches have not turned up a result showing that Musk "claimed he had never corresponded with Epstein". Can you source this? If not, can you explain why yo

My searches have not turned up a result showing that Musk "claimed he had never corresponded with Epstein". Can you source this? If not, can you explain why you did not check it before you posted the inaccurate claim?

mikeyouse 5mo ago
At minimum Musk repeatedly claimed that Epstein was the one reaching out trying to get Musk to visit his island, when in reality Musk was the one initiating and asking which nights would be the wildest parties. And after making plans to visit with his then-wife, when Epstein warned him that the ratio of women-to-men might upset Musk’s wife, Musk told Epstein it wouldn’t be a problem. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/30/elon-musk-epstein-files-island-visits https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/30/elon-musk... Musk has a long history of accusations (see the “I’ll buy you a horse” SpaceX lawsuit) as well as having fathered numerous children with women ~25 years younger than himself so not sure why you’d want to die on this particular hill.
- user34283 5mo ago
  I never heard about the horse related thing, that’s interesting, thanks. A long history? Another search tells me that apart from the mentioned accusation, there is only one WSJ article alleging sexual conduct with SpaceX employees. You asked why I take Musk‘s side in these discussions; it’s because I don’t think he’s a pedophile. Nothing I‘ve seen seemed convincing to me, and the arguments made online often were so laughably inaccurate and exaggerated as to border on blatant slander.
  - mikeyouse 5mo ago
    Yeah I don’t think he’s a pedophile either.. but I do think he’s okay with consorting with a known one because it would provide him access to young women. His history of dating and impregnating young women is well known and while not illegal is pretty gross imo. The flight attendant is only one of many accusations at SpaceX… https://www.imdb.com/news/ni64641805/ https://www.imdb.com/news/ni64641805/
    - user34283 5mo ago
      I don’t think that makes much sense, surely as a billionaire you don’t need to consort with Epstein to meet women around 25 years old. That link seems to report on the same single WSJ article that mostly alleges workplace power-balance issues, referencing unnamed women, none of whom have come forward to publicly accuse Musk of misconduct. It‘s also fairly thin imo. Maybe Musk‘s conduct is more gross than I believe, but at this time I‘ll not jump to conclusions.
      - mapontosevenths 5mo ago
        He flew to a known pedophiles private island for what he described as "wild parties" then lied about it publically. I dont think it's "jumping to conclusions" to say that SOMETHING unsavory happened. Do you know what the term for someone who parties with a pedophile is? Pedophile. No normal person would tolerate it.
mapontosevenths 5mo ago
I misremembered. Mea culpa. He did NOT claim never to have corresponded with Epstein. Instead he claimed that Epstein asked him to go the island and he refused. The files show the opposite to be true. Still an absolutely enormous lie of the sort you would only tell if guilty. Here it is in his own words. See above for one of several examples in the files illustrating how very untrue it is. https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1972005867580281038 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1972005867580281038
- user34283 5mo ago
  I looked into this long ago, and imo it doesn’t look as bad as you say. Musk downplayed his correspondence and willingness to meet with Epstein to the point where you could argue Musk was lying, yes. However, he did decline an invitation to the island in 2012/13, at first because Musk was looking for a party and thought this would be a peaceful island experience. Eventually Musk declined because of logistics.

mikeyouse 5mo ago

At minimum Musk repeatedly claimed that Epstein was the one reaching out trying to get Musk to visit his island, when in reality Musk was the one initiating and asking which nights would be the wildest parties. And after making plans to visit with his then-wife, when Epstein warned him that the ratio of women-to-men might upset Musk’s wife, Musk told Epstein it wouldn’t be a problem. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/30/elon-musk-epstein-files-island-visits https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/30/elon-musk... Musk has a long history of accusations (see the “I’ll buy you a horse” SpaceX lawsuit) as well as having fathered numerous children with women ~25 years younger than himself so not sure why you’d want to die on this particular hill.

user34283 5mo ago
I never heard about the horse related thing, that’s interesting, thanks. A long history? Another search tells me that apart from the mentioned accusation, there is only one WSJ article alleging sexual conduct with SpaceX employees. You asked why I take Musk‘s side in these discussions; it’s because I don’t think he’s a pedophile. Nothing I‘ve seen seemed convincing to me, and the arguments made online often were so laughably inaccurate and exaggerated as to border on blatant slander.
- mikeyouse 5mo ago
  Yeah I don’t think he’s a pedophile either.. but I do think he’s okay with consorting with a known one because it would provide him access to young women. His history of dating and impregnating young women is well known and while not illegal is pretty gross imo. The flight attendant is only one of many accusations at SpaceX… https://www.imdb.com/news/ni64641805/ https://www.imdb.com/news/ni64641805/
  - user34283 5mo ago
    I don’t think that makes much sense, surely as a billionaire you don’t need to consort with Epstein to meet women around 25 years old. That link seems to report on the same single WSJ article that mostly alleges workplace power-balance issues, referencing unnamed women, none of whom have come forward to publicly accuse Musk of misconduct. It‘s also fairly thin imo. Maybe Musk‘s conduct is more gross than I believe, but at this time I‘ll not jump to conclusions.
    - mapontosevenths 5mo ago
      He flew to a known pedophiles private island for what he described as "wild parties" then lied about it publically. I dont think it's "jumping to conclusions" to say that SOMETHING unsavory happened. Do you know what the term for someone who parties with a pedophile is? Pedophile. No normal person would tolerate it.

mapontosevenths 5mo ago

I misremembered. Mea culpa. He did NOT claim never to have corresponded with Epstein. Instead he claimed that Epstein asked him to go the island and he refused. The files show the opposite to be true. Still an absolutely enormous lie of the sort you would only tell if guilty. Here it is in his own words. See above for one of several examples in the files illustrating how very untrue it is. https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1972005867580281038 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1972005867580281038

user34283 5mo ago
I looked into this long ago, and imo it doesn’t look as bad as you say. Musk downplayed his correspondence and willingness to meet with Epstein to the point where you could argue Musk was lying, yes. However, he did decline an invitation to the island in 2012/13, at first because Musk was looking for a party and thought this would be a peaceful island experience. Eventually Musk declined because of logistics.