One reason was Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's brief affair with Nicole Shanahan, wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin

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Which led to Brin and Shanahan filing for divorce earlier this year

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The report also stated that the two tech billionaires may have ended their friendship due to Shanahan and Musk's affair

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Earlier in 2022, Musk fell on one knee in front of Brin, The Wall Street Journal reported

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Brin confirmed the apology but does not speak to Musk on a regular basis, the report added

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Brin and Musk are close friends, and Musk has previously said he "regularly hit the search engine founder's house" for several years

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During the 2008 financial crisis, Brin provided Musk with approximately $500,000 for Tesla

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Musk also presented Brin with one of Tesla's first electric sports cars in 2015

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Brin asked his financial advisor to sell his personal investment in Elon Musk's company

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