Jeffrey Epstein’s shadow continues to loom over the tech world as Elon Musk and Reid Hoffman engage in a war of words over X. Hoffman, however, dismissed the narrative as a “disgusting” excuse, alleging that Musk was actually “begging” to visit the island and looking for high-profile parties.
LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and Tesla founder Elon Musk. (Bloomberg, Reuters)Did Elon Musk tweet?“That’s how I knew so long ago that Reed Hoffman went to Epstein’s Island. Epstein tried to take me out using Reed who was there, not realizing it would backfire,” he shared with a screenshot.
Also Read: Was Jeffrey Epstein’s Sex Trafficking Ring An Indian Victim? What email disclosureHow did Reid Hoffman respond?The LinkedIn co-founder attacked Musk, accusing him of trying to cover up his involvement with Epstein.
“Give us a break: If you care as much as you say you do about victims, you’ll stop making false accusations to cover your ass and start using your $220 million in influence with President Trump to get justice for victims,” Hoffman tweeted.
He continued, “Instead, you’re focusing on comparing my philosophy fundraiser for MIT to your begging to go to his island (which happened two years before you shared the screenshot), and looking for the “smallest party” in a helicopter to Epstein.” You’ve lied to everyone about this for over a decade, and now your excuse (it’s boring, by the way) is that you can get younger girls without Epstein?”
Elon Musk and Reed Hoffman feud:Although Elon Musk was PayPal’s CEO and Hoffman its chief operating officer more than 20 years ago, their political and cultural paths diverged after the company was sold to eBay.
An online feud between the two began when Musk linked Reed Hoffman’s name to the Epstein file.
Also Read: American billionaire recalls feeling sick to his stomach after 10-minute Epstein meetingDuring an appearance on Eric Newcomer’s podcast last December, the LinkedIn co-founder revealed that he once spent a night on Epstein’s island, but added that it was related to an MIT fundraising effort.
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Earlier, in another 2025 interview with BBC Radio 4, he addressed his dispute with Elon Musk, calling it “one-sided”.
“Well, so actually, his beef with me is more about making OpenAI successful with his departure,” Hoffman said. “Because he went off saying, you know, ‘You’re all a bunch of jackasses and you’re going to fail,’ and I helped them succeed.”