India, March 14 -- LinkedIn xo-founder Reid Hoffman has dismissed allegations that he was behind the protests taking place across the US against Tesla, led by billionaire Elon Musk.

Speaking to BBC Radio 4, Hoffman, who was an early investor in OpenAI, said the world's richest man Elon Musk was still bitter over OpenAI's success after his departure in early 2018.

Last week, Musk had alleged that Hoffman and George Soros were among those who orchestrated the protests against Tesla.

"An investigation has found 5 ActBlue-funded groups responsible for Tesla "protests".ActBlue funders include George Soros, Reid Hoffman, Herbert Sandler, Patricia Bauman, and Leah Hunt-Hendrix," Musk had posted on X on March 8.

Responding to these allegation...