British broadcaster Piers Morgan shared his reaction to Elon Musk after a fresh tranche of Epstein documents became public. On January 30, the DOJ released millions of documents related to the late convicted sex offender. The newly released Epstein files contained many prominent names, including emails exchanged between the disgraced financier and Elon Musk.
Following the release, Musk distanced himself from the controversial island of the late financier. In a series of posts on X, the billionaire claimed that although he was invited to the island multiple times, he declined the offer. The Tesla CEO also pointed out in his posts that he remained a strong advocate for the Epstein files’ release.
Piers Morgan discussed the latest document release by the DOJ in the February 3 episode of his podcast. During the discussion, Morgan said that if people had completely distanced themselves from Epstein before his 2008 conviction, their deniability would be plausible.
Piers Morgan went on to target Elon Musk over an email from 2012, in which the billionaire seemingly inquired about a party at Epstein’s island. The email read:
“Probably just Talulah and me. What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?”
Piers Morgan raised eyebrows over Musk’s repeated dismissal of his alleged friendly ties with the late financier and said:
“We see people like Elon Musk… who has been on a sort of rampage the last few days of trying to justify why he’s the knight in shining armor about all this… And yet, we’re seeing in real time emails which directly contradict that. Not that he ever went to the island, but he certainly expressed a keenness to go there and wanted to know when the wildest parties were taking place and so on.”
“Declined to go”- Elon Musk responds to the email in which he asked Epstein about the “wildest party”
Many on the internet targeted Elon Musk after the aforementioned email became public. Venture capitalist and entrepreneur Reid Hoffman, whose name also appeared in the newly released documents, posted a screenshot of Musk’s email on X on Tuesday.
Elon Musk fired back at Hoffman and wrote that the “big difference” between him and Hoffman was that the latter “went” to the island, while he “did not.” The xAI founder added to the thread and argued that his intention to bring his ex-wife, Talulah Riley, was proof he knew nothing of any shady dealings on the island.
“And, as the email shows, I obviously didn’t anticipate anything actually shady, as I was bringing my wife at the time (Talulah)… Nonetheless, UNLIKE YOU, I came to my senses and declined to go. Epstein tried to get me to go to his island so many times that eventually I just blocked him,” Musk posted.
In his February 1 X post, Musk wrote that “nobody has fought harder” for the full release of the Epstein files than him. He claimed that he knew that people who “were actually guilty” would attempt to make counter-accusations against him. He further wrote:
“I knew that I would be smeared relentlessly, despite never having attended his parties or been on his ‘Lolita Express’ plane or set foot on his creepy island or done anything wrong at all… I will gladly accept any amount of future pain to do more to protect kids and give them a chance to grow up and have happy lives.”
While many people have raised questions about Elon Musk’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, the billionaire has consistently denied ever visiting the controversial island. Musk has repeatedly demanded legal action against those involved in crimes with the late sex offender.
Edited by Anuj Singh Kushwaha