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An ongoing dispute between Elon Musk and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman has hit out on social media, renewing investigations into the tech titans’ past associations with the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The public feud intensified after renewed attention to Epstein’s network and the latest release of Justice Department documents related to the case.
A side-by-side photo of Elon Musk and Reid Hoffman as the two tech titans trade barbs on social media. (Marc Piaseck/Dominik Bindl/Getty Images/Getty Images)
Both billionaires shared screenshots of emails from the roughly 3 million pages of documents as they traded accusations and defended their respective stories about their interactions with Epstein.
Hoffman posted an email from Musk to Epstein in 2012 asking which “day/night will be the wildest party on your island?”
The pointed barbs have a history.
Musk and Hoffman were once part of the so-called “PayPal Mafia,” a group of early PayPal leaders who went on to found or invest in some of Silicon Valley’s most successful companies. In recent years, however, the two have publicly clashed over politics and technology policy.
In response to Hoffman’s post on X, Musk said he never followed through with a visit.
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Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X, has previously downplayed having a personal relationship with Epstein. (Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo/Reuters / Reuters Photos)
“The big difference between you and me, Reid, is that you went and I didn’t,” Musk wrote on
“In fact, you went several times. The first time may have been a mistake, but not the second time you went,” the Tesla and SpaceX boss wrote.
Musk later said he “came around [his] senses and refused to go,” adding that Epstein “tried so many times to get me to his island that I finally just blocked him.”
Hoffman pushed back on Musk’s accusations, arguing that his dealings with Epstein were related to fundraising for the MIT Media Lab and not any personal relationship. He acknowledged the association was a mistake and said he regrets any involvement with Epstein.
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The renewed clash has once again focused attention on Epstein’s extensive network of powerful associates and the lingering questions surrounding those who had contact with him.
Although both men insist their ties were limited, the public exchange underscores how associations with Epstein continue to carry reputational and political consequences years after his death.
