India, Feb. 2 -- Jeffrey Epstein's shadow continues to loom over the tech world as Elon Musk and Reid Hoffman engage in a war of words on X. Musk kicked off the exchange by claiming that Epstein unsuccessfully used Hoffman's name to lure him into his circle. Hoffman, however, dismissed this narrative as a "disgusting" excuse, alleging that Musk was actually "begging" to visit the island and was searching for high-profile parties.

"This is how I knew so long ago that Reid Hoffman went to Epstein's island. Epstein used Reid being there to try to get me to go, not realizing that it would have the opposite effect," he shared, along with a screenshot.

The LinkedIn co-founder lashed out at Musk, accusing him of trying to cover up his involvem...