Elon Musk has been forced to deny claims he’s secretly been living in a Texas estate worth $12 million.
Now while it would certainly not be abnormal for any billionaire like Musk to live in such luxury, Elon has previously publicly declared that he lives a wildly different lifestyle, insisting to his followers that he does not own his own house.
He tweeted last year: “I am selling all physical possessions. Will own no house.”
After this Twitter confession, the Tesla CEO seemed to have got himself in trouble with now ex-girlfriend Grimes, evident in his following tweet: “My gf @Grimezsz is mad at me.”
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Seemingly sticking to his promise however, after these tweets, Musk went on to sell off his nine California mansions for a reported $144 million (£107m).
He sold his last remaining home, a 47-acre property in the San Francisco Bay Area, for $30 million (£20m) earlier this month.
The space-race entrepreneur had told fans he’s currently living in a '~$50k house in south Texas for past 2 years'.
He said the house was in 'Boca Chica / Starbase' and is rented from Space X.
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He is reported to live in a 375-square-feet pre-fab home made by Las Vegas company Boxabl.
However, despite actively portraying himself as a man of humble living, it was reported that Musk actually spends the majority of time living at fellow billionaire and PayPal co-founder Ken Howery’s mansion.
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That's according to The Wall Street Journal, who reported that Musk has not only taken an 'extended stay' at his friend’s 8,000-square-foot home, but has also been in contact with several real estate agents to look for a Texas-based property to buy.
Elon Musk and Ken Howery have now come out to deny the Wall Street Journal's claims.
The PayPal billionaire told WSJ via text message: "'Elon does not live at my home, he lives in South Texas. He stayed at the house as my guest occasionally when traveling to Austin."
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The Tesla giant also directly addressed the claims to Insider, saying the story is 'false'.
He said: "The WSJ article is false. I don't live there and am not looking to buy a house anywhere."
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