Elon Musk and some members of Tesla's board of directors have deep personal and financial ties. The connections are an extreme blurring of friendship and fortune and raise questions among some shareholders about the independence of the board members charged with overseeing Musk. WSJ's Rebecca Elliott reports.

Further Reading:

- The Money and Drugs That Tie Elon Musk to Some Tesla Directors 

- Elon Musk’s $55.8 Billion Tesla Pay Package Struck Down by Judge 

- Elon Musk Has Used Illegal Drugs, Worrying Leaders at Tesla and SpaceX 

Further Listening:

- Elon Musk's 'Demon Mode' 

- Elon Musk on Why He Wants More Robots and Less Government 

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