Elon Musk says he is having the most “painful year of my career” [Updated]

Enlarge / Elon Musk speaks in Austin, Texas, on March 10, 2018. (credit: Photo by FilmMagic/FilmMagic for HBO)

Update: A new report from Bloomberg calls into question Musk's account of the grueling schedule surrounding his brother's wedding. Flight records obtained by Bloomberg show Musk spending five days away from Tesla. And while Musk told The New York Times he flew straight to the wedding and flew straight home afterwards, Bloomberg says he stopped off in Belfast so his kids could visit the set of Game of Thrones.

Tesla declined to comment on the apparent discrepancy. The Times reporter who interviewed Musk, David Gelles, didn't respond to a direct message seeking comment.

Original story [11:11ET, 8/17/2018]: Elon Musk is one of the most famous people in the business world and serves as the CEO of two multibillion dollar companies at the same time. And that adds up to a lot of stress, as Musk made clear in an interview with The New York Times.

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