Musk, Mayweather, and Rehnitz - What??
A courtroom in Miami-Dade has become the stage for one of the strangest legal dramas in recent memory. At its centre: Floyd Mayweather, once the highest-paid athlete in the world; John Rehnitz, a notorious figure in the American jewellery market; and Elon Musk, whose name was used without his knowledge as bait in a crazy scam.
The Setup ๐ญ
The case began with entrepreneur Jason Weiner, who had plans to launch a massive sale of 21,000 NFTs. Like most digital art projects, success depended less on the art itself and more on the ability to generate attention. Without noise on social media, the auction was destined to fail. That’s when Rehnitz appeared.
Rehnitz promised the ultimate publicity stunt: a FaceTime call with Musk himself, arranged through Mayweather. For a collection fighting for visibility, that kind of exposure could have meant millions.
The Deal ๐ธโ
Weiner agreed to the price - an extraordinary €4 million in cash and a luxury watch worth about €150,000. The payment was made with the expectation that the call would go ahead, social media would explode, and the NFTs would sell. But the FaceTime never happened. Musk, who had no involvement in the plan, never appeared.
Floyd Mayweather appears here as the connecting link through which scammer John Rehnitz promised to arrange a FaceTime call with Elon Musk ๐ฑ
๐ The scheme looked like this:
- Rehnitz convinced entrepreneur Jason Weiner that he had access to Mayweather.
- And through Mayweather, he could allegedly reach Musk himself.
- In exchange for this “service,” Weiner paid €4 million and handed over an expensive watch.
The Collapse ๐
Without the promised hype, the auction flopped. Instead of boosting his digital art project, Weiner was left millions out of pocket. Now, in Miami court, he’s demanding compensation from both Rehnitz and Mayweather.
Mayweather at it… Again ๐ฅ
For Mayweather, the scandal adds to a growing list of financial and legal troubles since his retirement from boxing. Despite career earnings that topped €1 billion, reports suggest that cash flow problems and ongoing disputes with past business deals persist. Rehnitz, meanwhile, is facing fresh scrutiny for a long history of questionable ventures in the jewellery trade.
Musk remains a bystander in name only - never contacted, never involved, yet central to the bait that made the scam possible.
What Comes Next ๐ฎ
The Miami-Dade court will now decide whether Weiner can recover his losses or if this story becomes another cautionary tale in the world where celebrity, crypto, and hype crash together.
