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The second-biggest payday will go to Antonio Gracias, his close friend and longtime investor who has made a career out of backing Musk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

But Pulte also claimed to have been uniquely close to his grandfather, Coe’s close friend.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Monroe’s estate was controlled by Anna Strasberg, the second wife of Monroe’s acting coach and close friend, Lee Strasberg, since his death in 1982.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

He had been in and out of jail since he was a child, said Anamely Ramos, a Cuban activist and close friend who talks to him regularly.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Smith decided that if he couldn’t have Woolf, he wanted a rough-and-tumble, freckle-faced western rider named Noel “Spec” Richardson, a close friend of Pollard and Woolf.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand