Space Exploration Technologies Corp (NASDAQ:SPCX) president and COO Gwynne Shotwell has defended CEO Elon Musk after a documentary portrayed the billionaire as deeply unhappy, echoing comments from his mother, Maye Musk.
Gwynne Shotwell Defends Elon Musk
Shotwell, who has worked with Musk for nearly 24 years, took to X to back Maye Musk’s response to the documentary’s characterization of him.
"I’m with Maye!" Shotwell wrote. "Elon is extraordinary and (I know you’ve heard this) I love working for him (coming up on my 24th year doing so)."
She added, "I don’t love being around miserable people. Elon isn’t one of them."
Shotwell’s comments followed Musk’s own response to claims surrounding Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney’s upcoming documentary.
Elon Musk Says He’s Happy ‘Half the Time’
Musk pushed back on the suggestion that he is "the most miserable man," offering his own assessment.
"I’m happy about half the time, somewhere in the middle about 40% and sad about 10% of the time," Musk said in an X post.
The controversy began after The Hollywood Reporter previewed Gibney’s nearly four-hour film. Gibney said an unnamed person who worked closely with Musk described him as "the most miserable man I’ve ever met."
Maye Musk also rejected the characterization, calling it "weird" and saying, "I haven’t seen him miserable, but that’s just me. His mom."
Shotwell’s SpaceX Journey Builds $1.9 Billion Fortune
Shotwell currently has a net worth of about $1.9 billion, according to Forbes.
Shotwell joined SpaceX in 2002 as its 11th employee and has been instrumental in the company’s growth over the past two decades. Shotwell is estimated to own a 0.11% stake in SpaceX.
In June, she was also featured on Forbes’ list of America’s Richest Self-Made Women, among the 43 women billionaires mentioned by the media outlet.
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