Heated X spat erupts as Elon Musk and Reid Hoffman clash over Epstein

2026-02-04 - 11:59

Jeffrey Epstein’s shadow continues to loom over the tech world as Elon Musk and Reid Hoffman engage in a war of words on X. Musk kicked off the exchange by claiming that Epstein unsuccessfully used Hoffman’s name to lure him into his circle. Hoffman, however, dismissed this narrative as a “disgusting” excuse, alleging that Musk