Sources tell the WSJ that Brin and Shanahan were separated but still living together at the time.
couple’s relationship was reportedly strained due to issues related to the COVID-19 lockdowns and their three-year-old daughter.
Brin and Musk had been close friends. Brin offered the Musk-owned Tesla $500,000 in funding during the 2008 recession
Musk went so far as to get on one knee and beg Brin for his forgiveness during a party earlier this year
and that Brin has told advisers to sell his personal investments in Musk’s companies.