According to reports on January 7, local time, the Wall Street Journal published news on the 6th that technology tycoon Elon Musk was suspected of taking banned drugs such as ecstasy and cocaine. This has made some of his company's executives and board members, as well as friends of the billionaire, increasingly concerned about his health and the fact that drug use has caused him to be in a trance and unable to control Tesla and SpaceX.
In response to this, Musk responded quickly on the x platform. In a post on x, Musk scoffed at the Wall Street Journal report. He joked, "The Wall Street Journal is not even worthy of being used as toilet paper for a bird in a parrot cage." At the same time, he said that three years of random drug testing as required by NASA did not find any trace amounts of drugs or alcohol each time. Musk's lawyer Alex Spiro also said the company CEO told the Wall Street Journal that he "regularly and randomly took drug tests at SpaceX and never failed." He added that the Wall Street Journal "There were other false narratives" in the report, but did not elaborate.
At the same time, Musk’s die-hard fan “dogedesigner” shared a report on the Today's media is all about drugs."
He wrote in a next post: "The stronger x becomes, the more frequent the media will attack Musk. Reason: Traditional media is a direct competitor of x." Ma Musk responded to the post, writing: "This is to be expected. They will destroy x at all costs. "
While he has repeatedly denied being involved in contraband, Musk has reportedly been involved in multiple major There are lapses in speech and behavior on occasions. One of these occurred at the SpaceX all-hands meeting at the end of 2017. Musk arrived nearly an hour late, and then talked like a drunken man for 15 minutes in front of hundreds of employees and executives. He also used swear words and called the company's Big Falcon Rocket (BFR) "the big rocket". xx rocket". Seeing his appearance, SpaceX President Gwen Shotwell had no choice but to replace him and chair the meeting. In 2018, Musk planned to take Tesla private. As soon as the tweet came out, doubts arose. Company executives couldn't help but wonder if his brain was controlled by some kind of substance.
There have been more than one reports about Musk’s drug use. The Wall Street Journal said he even used drugs with current SpaceX and former Tesla board member Steve Jurveson. Musk has also repeatedly been involved in drugs at many private and exclusive parties. Members who attended the party said they were required to sign a confidentiality agreement, were asked to turn in their cellphones and were not allowed to take photos. In 2018 and 2019, he attended two parties in Los Angeles and Mexico respectively, during which he consumed certain banned substances. In 2021, at a house party in Miami, he "enjoyed" banned items with his brother. These were all exposed by the media.
Musk’s every move is really worrying. SpaceX is the only company authorized by NASA to carry astronauts. If his mind is "poisoned", there is no chance of any serious accidents. You must know that starship launches have failed twice, but Musk is still overly excited and confident. Full. The directors of Tesla and SpaceX are very angry at the CEO's "random behavior". They are extremely worried that Musk's drug use will affect corporate decision-making. The Wall Street Journal pointed out that Musk's use of banned substances may violate federal policy, causing the government to question SpaceX's operational capabilities, suspending billions of dollars in cooperation projects, and causing tens of thousands of unemployment. The consequences of Musk's "spitting" are indeed serious.
So some directors suggested "firing" him temporarily. For example, former Tesla director Linda Johnson Rice was unhappy with Musk's drug use. She was very frustrated with Musk's many bizarre ideas and erratic behaviors, and refused to stand for re-election to Tesla's board of directors in 2019. Linda even asked the board to investigate Musk's alleged use of hallucinogens, cocaine and ecstasy and suspend him if necessary.
Alex Spiro, a lawyer working for Musk, said that Musk "regularly undergoes drug testing at SpaceX and has never failed a test." In response to detailed questions, he added that there were "other false narratives" in the Journal report, without elaborating.
For his frantic mental state, Musk attributed it to depression and Asperger's syndrome (a form of autism), or a lack of rest and his stress. Last year, he posted on social platforms admitting that he used trace amounts of ketamine (K powder) to treat depression. He said the more widely used antidepressant SSRIs can "zombify" people. He also mentioned in his biography of the same name, "I really don't like illegal drug use."
