New York Times columnist James B. Stewart went to Epstein about a rumor that Musk had asked Epstein to compile a list of potential candidates to become Tesla's new chairman. Musk had stepped down from the position himself in September 2018 in the wake of his infamous "funding secured" tweet, which led to an SEC lawsuit.
"It is incorrect to say that Epstein ever advised Elon or Tesla on anything," a spokesperson for Musk told Business Insider on Monday.
Musk was also photographed with Epstein's alleged madam, Ghislaine Maxwell, at the 2014 Vanity Fair Oscars Party in West Hollywood.
Musk's spokesperson told Business Insider that Musk wasn't posing with Maxwell, she simply "inserted herself behind him in a photo he was posing for without his knowledge."
Source: New York Times, New York Times, Business Insider