Elon Musk has now issued a lengthy statement following the reveal of several emails that linked him to Jeffrey Epstein, denying allegations that he had any involvement in the convicted child sex offender's activities.
It is undeniable that Elon Musk has been vocal about the release of the Epstein files for a number of years now, even claiming at one point last year that President Donald Trump was present within them in a now-infamous tweet following their public spat.
This willingness to see them exposed, however, appears to come at a contrast for some to his involvement with both Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, who he previously denied having any involvement or relationship with following previous information drops.
That appears to have a different context following the latest release of thousands of files relating to Epstein though, as numerous emails see Musk expressing his desire to visit Little Saint James — the disgraced financier's own private island in the United States Virgin Islands.
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The emails appear to indicate a period between 2012 and 2013 when Musk appeared to arrange a visit to the island on two separate occasions, with the first occurring in November 2012.
Epstein asked Musk how many people would be visiting the island in a helicopter, to which the billionaire indicated it would just be him and his then-wife Talulah Riley.
However, a later email several weeks after did appear to signal that Musk chose to party in St Barts instead of the more 'peaceful island experience' of Little Saint James, and this ended up not taking place as well due to 'logistics'.
Musk then attempted to arrange a meeting with Epstein in December 2013 as he was 'in the area' over the holidays, to which Epstein indicated that there was 'always space for you'.
The pair could not meet in the end as Epstein had to remain in New York, noting his 'disappointment' as he was 'really looking forward to finally spending some time together with just fun as the agenda.'
Following the reveal of these emails, Musk has taken to X to release a lengthy statement, defending his involvement in the Epstein files and claiming no wrongdoing.
"Nobody has fought harder for full release of the Epstein files and prosecutions of those who abused children more than I did, knowing full well that the legacy media, far-left propagandists and those who are actually guilty would: 1. Admit nothing. 2. Deny everything. 3. Make counter-accusations against me," Musk declared.
"I knew that I would be smeared relentlessly, despite never having attended his parties or been on his 'Lolita Express' plane or set foot on his creepy island or done anything wrong at all.
"Nonetheless, the extreme pain of being accused of being the opposite of who I am was worth it. The strong must protect those cannot protect themselves, especially vulnerable children.
"I will gladly accept any amount of future pain to do more to protect kids and give them a chance to grow up and have happy lives," Musk concluded.
His claims do appear to hold up in premise given the contents of the emails, as they do seem to suggest that Musk never actually visited the island — although he did express his desire to on a number of occasions, despite retroactively branding it 'creepy'.
Additionally, all of the correspondence between Musk and Epstein in the released emails occurred after the latter's 2008 conviction of procuring a child for prostitution, which many in the replies to the post on X have pointed out.