The richest man in the world, Elon Musk, has borne fruit and multiplied. The tech icon has 10 children with three women — including twins born last year. Musk, 51, and a top executive at one of his companies, Shivon Zilis, welcomed the two new members of his brood in November in Austin, Texas, Insider revealed. The news site reported that in April, Musk and Zillis, 36, filed to give the twins their father’s last name and their mother’s last name as part of their middle names. INTERSEX CHILD ELON MUSK LOOKS TO CHANGE NAME TO CUT ALL TIES WITH FATHER Billionaire Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, has 10 children with three wives. (Mike Blake/Reuters) The coveted Twitter billionaire appeared to confirm their birth with a tweet, sparking renewed interest in his growing family tree. “I’m doing my best to help the underpopulation crisis. A collapsing birth rate is the greatest danger facing civilization by far,” Musk tweeted. This brings the tally of confirmed children for the South African-born businessman to 10 – six with his first wife Justine Wilson, two with Claire Bouche, also known by her stage name Grimes, and twins with Zillis. Musk and Wilson’s first child, born in 2002, died of sudden infant death syndrome at 10 weeks old, according to Marie Claire. Grimes’ second child with Musk, a daughter born via surrogacy, came weeks after the birth of Zillis’ twins.
Sivon Gillis
Zilis has worked for years at Musk’s companies. She is director of operations and special projects at Neuralink, according to her LinkedIn profile. The company, founded by Musk, develops computer interfaces that help people with neurological conditions turn their thoughts into action. A photo combo of Shivon Zilis, who welcomed twins with Elon Musk in November 2021. (Instagram/Twitter) News of their twins’ arrival is the first time the two have been romantically linked, but Zillis, an artificial intelligence expert, defended him on Twitter in 2020. ELON MUSK reportedly had twins last year with one of his top executives “No one is perfect, but I have never met anyone who goes through more personal pain to fight for an inspiring future for humanity – and has done so tirelessly for decades,” he wrote. “Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but mine is that there is no one I respect and admire more.”
Grimes aka Claire Boucher
Grimes, 34, and Musk were first romantically linked in May 2018 when they appeared together at the Met Gala. Claire Boucher, aka Grimes, with ex-boyfriend Elon Musk. (Taylor Hill/Getty Images) In May 2020 they had a son named X Æ A-Xii, who they call X, and a daughter, Exa Dark Sideræl, who goes by Y, via surrogate in December 2021. A photo combo of Elon Musk bonding with X Æ A-Xii, his son with ex Claire Boucher aka Grimes. (Instagram) Grimes tweeted last March that the couple had ended their relationship on and off. “He is my best friend and the love of my life,” she wrote.
Amber Heard
Although Musk did not have any confirmed children with Amber Heard, they began dating in mid-2016 before calling it quits in February 2018. 100M TWITTER FOLLOWERS: ELON MUSK CROSSED THE MILESTONE Musk gave the “Aquaman” actress a Tesla and made nearly $1 million in donations to various charities in her name. Heard, meanwhile, told her agent she didn’t love him and was just “filling up space,” according to testimony in Johnny Depp’s defamation trial against her. A photo combo of Amber Heard and Elon Musk, who were romantically linked from 2016-18. (AP) Heard, 36, gave birth to a daughter, Oonagh Paige Heard, via surrogate in April 2021, but has never revealed the identity of the father or sperm donor. She wrote on Instagram that she was both mother and father to the child.
Tallulah Riley
British actress Talulah Riley, 36, and Musk were married twice but never had children. They were first married in 2010 after he left his first wife, Justine Wilson, for the much younger brunette, who starred in the film ‘Pride and Prejudice’. Elon Musk and ex-wife Talulah Riley with their twins Griffin and Vivian at the Nasdaq launch event in New York, June 29, 2010. (Daniel Acker via Getty) Two years later, the two separated only to remarry in July 2013. The couple split in 2016 after a whirlwind 8-year romance.
Justin Wilson
The SpaceX founder and the Canadian novelist, whom she met while attending Queen’s University, married in 2000. After their first child, Nevada, died in 2002, the couple decided to use IVF to grow their family, Wilson wrote in a 2010 Marie Claire essay titled “I Was a Starter Wife”: Inside America’s Messiest Divorce. Justine Wilson, Elon Musk’s ex-wife, is pictured with Global Green CEO Matt Petersen in June 2012. (Jason Merritt via Getty) They had twins: Vivian, who was named Xavier at birth, and Griffin, in 2004. They are both 18. The couple welcomed triplets Kai, Saxon and Damian in 2006, and the trio are now 15, according to with Hollywood Life. . In 2008, Musk filed for divorce. Six weeks later, he texted Wilson, 49, that he was engaged to Riley, then in her 20s, and that the two were living together in Los Angeles, according to Marie Claire. A photo of Elon Musk and his first wife Justine Wilson, the mother of six of his children. (Instagram) Although Musk often posts pictures of his children online, little is known about them. Vivian Jenna Wilson, who is transgender, legally changed her name from Xavier Musk in June 2022, one day after she turned 18. Elon Musk holds his twins, Vivian and Griffin, with first wife Justine Wilson in 2004. (Instagram) She cited gender identity and her father’s dislike as reasons. CLICK TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP “I no longer live with nor wish to be related to my biological father in any way, shape or form,” she wrote in the petition, taking her mother’s last name. Emmett Jones and The Associated Press contributed to this report. Rebecca Rosenberg is a veteran journalist and author of books focusing on crime and criminal justice. Email tips to [email protected] and @ReRosenberg.
