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Kimbal Musk , the younger brother of the world's wealthiest person, said Elon Musk "deserves to be paid," as Tesla remains locked in a legal saga over its CEO's pay package .

"I think my brother deserves to be paid," Kimbal Musk said on CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Friday. "He has zero pay for the past six to eight years. I don't think that's right. I'll let Tesla shareholders make that decision, but I believe that it does need to be. He needs to be paid."

Elon Musk isn't paid a salary or any cash bonuses at Tesla. He is compensated through "performance awards" of valuable stock options that are granted based on Tesla hitting certain milestones.

Earlier this month, Tesla granted Elon Musk an "interim" pay

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