Elon Musk has denied that he’s in a relationship with Giorgia Meloni after the two were pictured in close conversation at the Atlantic Council’s gala dinner on Monday (September 23). The 53-year-old billionaire took to X /Twitter (which he owns) the following day to address his friendship with the Italian Prime Minister.

Elon Musk heaped praise on Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during a black-tie awards reception as the pair put on an enamored display on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. The Tesla billionaire and Trump supporter introduced the far-right politician at the Atlantic Council’s Global Citizen Awards dinner at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York Monday night.

Tech billionaire had said Italy’s PM was “even more beautiful inside than outside.” She hailed him as a “precious genius.”