Elon Musk made a startling allegation early Monday morning, claiming that Jeffrey Epstein initiated a campaign to undermine Tesla financially. Musk also alleged that Epstein sought assistance from Bill Gates after Musk declined invitations to Epstein’s infamous private island.
“That really made him upset. After I ghosted him, Epstein went on a massive campaign to short Tesla and got Gates to short 1% of Tesla stock when the market cap was $40B. As far as I know, Gates still has the short open,” Musk posted to X on February 16.