Before Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison joined Tesla’s board, he gave an impassioned defense of his (Paige Leskin/Business Insider: Finance)

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Before Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison joined Tesla’s board, he gave an impassioned defense of his – Larry Ellison hasnt been shy about his admiration for Elon Musk even before Ellison was appointed on Friday to the board of directors at Tesla, where Musk is CEO. Ellison, founder and CTO of database giant Oracle, discussed in October his very close friendship with Musk, disclosed his sizable …