--- title: "Elon Musk Not Doing Well After Epstein Files Reveal" description: "Elon Musk is lashing out on X about the latest Epstein files, accusing the media of lying and making increasingly desperate sounding defenses." date: "2026-02-02" modified: "2026-02-02" authors: - name: "Frank Landymore" job_title: "Contributing Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/flandymore" url: "https://futurism.com/future-society/elon-musk-crashing-out-epstein" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" --- # Elon Musk Not Doing Well After Epstein Files Reveal ![Elon Musk is lashing out on X about the latest Epstein files, accusing the media of lying and making increasingly desperate sounding defenses.]() *Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Harun Ozalp / Anadolu via Getty Images* Elon Musk hasn't been handling the latest batch of Epstein files well. After the newly released emails from the Department of Justice [revealed that Musk communicated]() extensively with the deceased sex criminal, the world's richest man made a bizarre series of desperate-sounding posts on his website X attempting to convince his millions of fans of his innocence. First, Musk acted like nothing happened. He questionably [reshared]() an AI-generated video of an anime-style child, [posted]() political memes, and [spoke]() of his chatbot Grok's ability to probe the Universe itself. It was only in an after-midnight tweet that he finally addressed the elephant in the room. "No one pushed harder than me to have the Epstein files released and I'm glad that has finally happened," Musk [wrote](). "I had very little correspondence with Epstein and declined repeated invitations to go to his island or fly on his 'Lolita Express', but was well aware that some email correspondence with him could be misinterpreted and used by detractors to smear my name." It's true that Musk did push for the release of the Epstein files, and [even fell out]() with president Donald Trump over the issue. But the emails clearly show that Musk was, at least at some point, in regular correspondence with Epstein. And not only did he accept Epstein's invitations on numerous occasions, but sometimes even asked to be invited. He also asked about parties. "What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?" Musk emailed Epstein in 2012. The desperation only got more palpable as the posts went on. Musk [responded]() to a screenshot of news headlines about his newly revealed ties to Epstein — none of which were all that sensationalized — with his favorite refrain that "Legacy media lies relentlessly." But as his replies continued to fill up with screenshots of the emails, Musk tried a new defense: that he was so good with "young women" that he had no reason to solicit the services of the billionaire child sex offender. "If I actually wanted to spend my time partying with young women, it would be trivial for me to do so without the help of a creepy loser like Epstein," Musk [fumed](), before boasting about his incredible mental capacity. "And I would still have 99% of my mind available to think about other things. But I don't." (X users [pointed out a tweet]() Musk made in 2022 lamenting that he hadn't "had sex in ages (sigh).") The post, puzzlingly, was made in reply to Grok. Musk was arguing not with his own critics, but his AI chatbot that's notorious for being closely aligned with his personal views. He has also [tried]() to [draw attention to other tech figures]() who were in the Epstein files to distract from himself. At no point, though, did he address why he was emailing Epstein years after he was first convicted of sex crimes against underage girls in 2008. Now is a good time to note that long before his Epstein ties came to light, Musk has had a long track record of creepy behavior. Having fathered at least 14 children with at least four different mothers, Musk reportedly [goes around asking a lot of women](), some of them his own employees, to receive his sperm and secretly have his babies. He has also been [accused of sexual harassment ]()at his companies, facing [several lawsuits](). In 2022, he [reportedly]() paid $250,000 in hush money to a flight attendant who accused Musk of groping her and exposing his genitals. More recently, Musk came under fire last month after Grok was used to [generate tens of thousands of nonconsensual and probably illegal AI nudes]() of women and children — something Musk called "[way funnier]()" than other AI trends. Needless to say, Musk probably isn't finding a lot of humor in this latest controversy of his. But because he's such an exceptional human, he says, he's willing to endure all the slander for the greater good. "The strong must protect those cannot protect themselves, especially vulnerable children," Musk [wrote]() on Sunday. "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." **More on Elon Musk:** [*Tesla Stock Took a Beating After Elon Musk’s Epstein Island Revelations*]() ## Author At Futurism, my work has often centered on bringing a sense of clarity and insight to complex topics ranging from the regulation of emerging technologies to the esoteric ideologies of Silicon Valley executives, while striving not to lose the poetic sense of awe inspired by often-obscure fields like astrophysics and quantum computing. I broke the story of CNET using AI to produce articles that turned out to be riddled with factual errors and plagiarism — a dam-breaking inflection point, as I've reported, that's inspired copycats and endless discourse while beguiling stakeholders ranging from tech giants to purveyors of spam around the web. My work at Futurism has been cited by publications including CBS News, the Los Angeles Times, Vice, Gizmodo, Engadget, the Verge, and Vanity Fair. I grew up in locales ranging from India to China, and now live in the exotic suburbs of Virginia. In my free time, I'm an avid reader of weird sci-fi literature, an aficionado of East Asian cinema, and, regrettably, a relapsed gamer. Allegedly, I’m working on a debut novel, currently untitled. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()