Elon Musk Said 'I'd Rather Stick a Fork in My Hand' Than Talk About His Life — But He Did, Just to Deny He Abandoned His Wife for a Young Actress
Back in 2010, Elon Musk wasn't the world's richest man or the tech messiah with a rocket company, electric car empire, and social media platform in his grip. He was a newly minted billionaire fighting to keep Tesla alive, rebuilding SpaceX, and—at the time—trying to dodge a media circus around his divorce. But when the headlines started claiming he "ran off with an actress," Musk lost his patience. "Given the choice, I'd rather stick a fork in my hand than write about my personal life," he wrote