Alex Spiro,Musk’s lawyer,pushed back against claims made inThe Wall Street Journal as he said the entrepreneur is “regularly and randomly drug tested at SpaceX and has never failed a test”.
A lawyer for Elon Musk said his client was “regularly and randomly drug tested at SpaceX and has never failed a test”.Bloomberg
It came in response to reported accusations that Musk’s alleged drug use was causing alarm among executives,who feared it could cause harm to his businesses.
Musk’s unpredictable behaviour prompted former Tesla director Linda Johnson Rice to avoid seeking re-election to the board in 2019,the newspaper claimed.
The tech tycoon had sparked controversy when he smoked marijuana on Joe Rogan’s podcast in 2018.
He also revealed in August that he had a prescription to use ketamine as an antidepressant,while he has previously said he suffers from undiagnosed bipolar disorder and Asperger’s syndrome.
In response to the latest accusations regarding illegal drug use,Musk said on social media:“After that one puff with Rogan,I agreed,at Nasa’s request,to do three years of random drug testing. Not even trace quantities were found of any drugs or alcohol.”
The Telegraph,London
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