The Five Wall Street Journal Reporters who Claim Nicole Shanahan was Sleeping with Both Elon Musk & Sergey Brin Aren't Talking Despite Being Brutally Trashed on Twitter

    What does their silence say? Will they retract their story or will they double down?

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    UPDATE: The five Wall Street Journal reporters who staked their professional reputation on claims that Nicole Shanahan, who shares a four-year-old daughter with Sergey Brin, cheated on her family and threw away her life by sleeping with Elon Musk. Musk claims the story isn't true and says that he can prove it. As a result, Twitter users are brutally trashing the reporters for calling Nicole a slut/whore in an effort to sell newspapers. The reporters aren't commenting - they aren't retracting their story or confirming it - they're silent. What does their silence say?

    https://twitter.com/KirstenGrind/with_replies

    https://twitter.com/EmilyGlazer/with_replies

    https://twitter.com/rfelliott/with_replies

    https://twitter.com/timkhiggins/with_replies

    How did the Wall Street Journal get it so wrong? This morning WSJ Reporters Kirsten Grind1 and Emily Glazer2 reported that “Elon Musk engaged in a brief affair last fall with the wife of Sergey Brin, prompting the Google co-founder to file for divorce earlier this year and ending the tech billionaires’ long friendship, according to people familiar with the matter.”3 Kirsten and Emily were assisted in their reporting that Nicole Shanahan is allegedly a whore by Jim Oberman, Rebecca Elliott, and Tim Higgins.

    In response, Elon Musk tweeted:

    As proof that his relationship with Sergey Brin is just fine (contrary to the Wall Street Journal’s reporting) he posted a picture taken two hours earlier of himself partying with Brin:

    What do you think? Is Elon’s deniable believable? How did the Wall Street Journal get it so wrong? Will Kirsten, Emily, Jim, Rebecca, and Tim apologize? Should Nicole Shanahan sue the Wall Street Journal for calling her a whore?

    As usual America’s mainstream media reported that the Wall Street Journal was reporting that Nicole Shanahan was a whore - none of them had any sources for their reports - instead, they merely repeated what they read in the Wall Street Journal amplifying their lies:

    Kayla B. Ruble / The US Sun:   Elon Musk shares cryptic tweet about rodents after claims he 'had affair with Sergey Brin's wife Nicole Shanahan'

    Paul Sacca / TheBlaze:   WSJ reports Elon Musk had affair with wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, prompting divorce - Tesla CEO refutes report: ‘Total BS’

    Natalie Korach / Mediaite:   Wall Street Journal Turns Tabloid to Dish on Elon Musk's Affair With Wife of Google Founder Sergey Brin

    Ty Ross / Occupy Democrats:   TECH AFFAIRS: Google co-founder files for divorce after Elon Musk sleeps with his wife

    Fox News:   Elon Musk alleged affair with Google co-founder's wife prompted divorce: report

    Pierre Paulden / Bloomberg:   Sergey Brin Ordered Sale of Musk Investments After Affair: WSJ

    Brad Dress / The Hill:   Elon Musk's affair with Google co-founder's wife led to divorce filing: report

    Brady Knox / Washington Examiner:   Elon Musk allegedly had affair with Google co-founder's wife: Report

    Sean Joseph / OutKick:   Elon Musk Allegedly Had An Affair With Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin's Wife

    Alice Tecotzky / The Daily Beast:   Elon Musk Reportedly Had Affair With Sergey Brin's Wife—and It's a Mess

    Kelly Rissman / Vanity Fair:   Sex In Silicon Valley: Elon Musk's Friendship With Sergey Brin Fractured by Alleged Affair

    Bruce Golding / New York Post:   Elon Musk begged Google co-founder Sergey Brin for forgiveness over alleged affair with wife: report

    Kay Smythe / The Daily Caller:   REPORT: Elon Musk Destroyed His Billionaire Friend's Marriage

    Emma Roth / The Verge:   Elon Musk reportedly had an affair with Google co-founder Sergey Brin's wife

    Nora Biette-Timmons / Jezebel:   Elon Musk Broke Up Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin's Marriage

    Erin Prater / Fortune:   Musk's alleged affair with Google co-founder's wife lead to divorce, end of friendship: report

    1

    Kirsten Grind is an enterprise reporter for The Wall Street Journal, where she has worked since 2012. She focuses on technology companies and executives, covering issues ranging from sexual harassment allegations to data privacy issues. She has received more than a dozen national awards for her work, including a Pulitzer Prize finalist citation for her coverage of the financial crisis, and a Gerald Loeb award for her coverage of the downfall of a famous bond fund manager. She is the co-author of the recently released book “Happy At Any Cost: The Revolutionary Vision and Fatal Quest of Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh,” from Simon & Schuster. Her first book, “The Lost Bank,” about the collapse of Washington Mutual, was named the best investigative book of 2012 by the Investigative Reporters & Editors association. She lives in the San Francisco Bay area.

    2

    Emily Glazer focuses on large public company CEOs, board members and corporate governance for The Wall Street Journal's corporate bureau in New York. Her stories often delve into companies going through major changes, such as CEO succession, board shakeups, regulatory investigations or structural shifts. She has covered the evolving role of business leaders impacted by the pandemic and Environmental, Social and Governance factors. Ms. Glazer also contributes to the Journal’s Personal Board of Directors columns and CEO Council events. She previously covered tech, money and politics during the 2020 election. Earlier Ms. Glazer wrote about J.P. Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo. Her reporting has been recognized by the New York Press Club, News Media Alliance and Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW). Ms. Glazer was featured in and consulted on Netflix's "Dirty Money" documentary series focusing on Wells Fargo. Previously she covered global bankruptcy and restructuring; consumer products companies like Procter & Gamble, Avon and Herbalife; and personal finance. Ms. Glazer has reported for Dow Jones since 2008 in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles. She graduated with honors from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.

    3

    Grind, Kirsten, and Emily Glazer. “WSJ News Exclusive | Elon Musk's Friendship with Sergey Brin Ruptured by Alleged Affair.” The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones & Company, 24 July 2022, https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musk-affair-sergey-brin-wife-divorce-11658674840.

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