FLASH
Shkruar nga Pamfleti
When Elon Musk arrived nearly an hour late to a meeting at SpaceX, company executives became concerned whether he was under the influence of drugs, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal.
The newspaper reported that Musk was wildly incoherent when he appeared before his employees at SpaceX to discuss the development of the company's Big Falcon rocket prototype, with one executive describing the media event as "nonsense" and " strange".
SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell had to step in and take over the meeting, according to The Journal. Musk's drug use, which includes LSD, cocaine, ecstasy and ketamine, according to people familiar with the matter, is at the center of a wide-ranging new report from The Journal detailing how executives at some of Musk's companies billionaires have 'struggled' to manage companies.
At SpaceX, where illegal drug use could jeopardize billions of dollars in government contracts the defense contractor enjoys due to federal regulations, The Journal's reports of Musk's drug use put an estimated $1 trillion at risk in assets held by investors, about 13,000 jobs and the future of the US space program.
Musk's representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider. Alex Spiro, Musk's lawyer, said The Journal's report was "false as confirmed by people who were present at the meeting."
Reports have previously pointed to Musk's drug use, including ketamine to treat depression, and have caused concerns with board members. However, a public incident put the billionaire under fire after he smoked marijuana on an episode of a Joe Rogan podcast.
After the episode aired, NASA insisted that SpaceX promise in writing that the company would follow federal guidelines on drug use in the workplace and spend $5 million of taxpayer money to train SpaceX employees, according to ' The Journal'. SpaceX also began cracking down on illegal substances. to the company by bringing in sniffer dogs, sources told The Journal.
Some of Tesla's board members have also speculated whether Musk may have been under the influence of drugs when he tweeted in 2018 that he wanted to take the company private, which shocked shareholders and sparked an SEC investigation. The incident led to $40 million in fines and Musk temporarily stepping down as Tesla chairman.
Lini një Përgjigje