Elon Musk Exposed: 'Creepy' Deleted Tweet About 18-Year-Old Resurfaces Amid Epstein File Leak

It is becoming increasingly difficult to separate the technological visionary from the internet troll. Just as the Tesla tycoon attempts to quell the firestorm sparked by newly released Department of Justice documents linking him to Jeffrey Epstein, a digital ghost from his recent past has resurfaced. Critics are pointing to a pattern of behaviour, suggesting his online conduct regarding young women is as troubling as the company he once kept.

Musk Faces Backlash Over 'Demeaning' Comment on Teenager

While the world scrutinises his historic emails, journalist Mehdi Hasan has seized the moment to remind the public of a deleted post that many found deeply unsettling. The controversy centres on a comment Elon Musk made on 28 December regarding Audrey Morris, a teenager facing deportation from the US back to Denmark.

Morris, who has lived in the US since she was nine, became the unwitting focus of the billionaire's attention when her plight went viral. '8 or above level hotness should get an exemption,' Musk wrote alongside a laughing emoji, reducing a complex immigration case to a rating of physical attractiveness. The post was deleted shortly afterwards, but not before it had been screenshotted and circulated widely.

The remark drew a sharp rebuke from Morris herself, who is now 19. Speaking to The Daily Beast, she described the tech mogul's comments as 'demeaning', noting the disheartening reality of having her academic and personal struggles reduced to a number on a scale.

'As a kid who's studying and trying their best ... it is a little bit demotivating for everything else not to matter,' she said. 'And all the hard work and hours put into friends, family, and school just to be summed up as an 8 out of a 10.'

Musk has remained silent on the deleted post since it resurfaced, but the timing could not be worse. The X owner is currently battling a severe public relations crisis following the unearthing of communications between himself and the late paedophile financier, Jeffrey Epstein.

New Emails Link Musk to 'Wildest Party' Request

The deleted tweet is now being viewed through the lens of fresh disclosures from the Epstein files. Documents show that Elon Musk exchanged emails with the convicted sex offender three years after Epstein had been released from jail for soliciting a minor. In one particularly damaging missive, the SpaceX chief appeared to actively solicit an invitation to the disgraced financier's private residence.

'Hi Jeff! I was thinking of flying down for an epic vacation,' Musk wrote in the resurfaced correspondence. '[Redacted] told me you were planning a party. (Girls FTW!).' The use of the phrase 'Girls FTW' — internet slang for 'For The Win' — has drawn particular ire, suggesting a trivialisation of the environment Epstein cultivated. Despite the incriminating nature of the text, the billionaire maintains a robust defence, claiming he was 'hounded' by the sex offender but 'always declined' the invitations.

In a statement posted to X on Feb. 2, he vehemently denied ever setting foot on Epstein's island. 'Epstein hounded me relentlessly to go to his pedo island, and I always declined,' he insisted, attempting to distance himself from the scandal.

He further elaborated on the 'extreme pain of being accused of being the opposite of who I am', positioning himself as a crusader for transparency. 'Nobody has fought harder for full release of the Epstein files and prosecutions of those who abused children more than I did,' he wrote.

Musk went on to frame the backlash as a conspiracy orchestrated by his political enemies. He argued that 'legacy media' and 'far-left propagandists' were following a playbook to 'admit nothing' and 'deny everything' while making counter-accusations against him. However, with the juxtaposition of his 'creepy' deleted tweet and his 'Girls FTW' email, the billionaire faces a public that is increasingly sceptical of his claims of naivety.