Then, theres the cultural and political movements he is a part of.
In this way, his romantic life can be informative.
According to Musks biographerWalter Isaacson, most of his romances involve psychological turmoil.
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They made plans to get married in 2000, but it was rocky.
Isaacson reported in his bookElon Muskthat Justine said Musk would challenge her and shed always fight back.
There is a combative element to him.
Elon Musk stands beside a rocket on March 19, 2004.
However, Justine soon felt warning signs, she wrote in her essay.
She recalled that he would often tell her that if she was his employee, he would fire her.
In 2002, Musk and Justine had their first child, a son named Nevada.
Elon Musk and Talulah Riley attendThe Huffington Postpre-inaugural ball at the Newseum on January 19, 2009.
When the baby was 10 weeks old, the family traveled with their nanny to a wedding.
The baby died three days later.
Justine wrote in the essay that Musk accused her of being emotionally manipulative when she expressed her grief openly.
Musk and Grimes attend the Met Gala on May 7, 2018.
In 2008, Justine wrote, she had a wake-up call.
They decided to divorce and embarked on a lengthy legal battle that tookseveral years to untangle.
I told myself I was fine with it.
Musk speaks during the first cabinet meeting of President Donald Trump’s second term on February 26, 2025.
I didnt want to be spoiled or ungrateful.
RileytoldDaily Mailin a 2009 profile that their meeting was serendipitous.
Ive always wanted to marry young, and the age difference just isnt an issue.
She stuck by him, and they got married at an English cathedral in September 2010.
Soon, the marriage began to fall apart.
They went through with the divorce, but she ended up moving back in with him, he wrote.
Musk and Riley remarried in 2013 in their dining room, but the reconciliation was short-lived, Issacson wrote.
They divorced again in 2016, and Riley eventually married fellow actor Thomas Brodie-Sangster in 2024.
Both were fresh off recent divorces (Heard from Depp and Musk from Riley).
Their flame eventually fizzled for good, though Heard told Isaacson she loved Musk.
I am often a fool, but especially for love.
Musk first metGrimes, an experimental musician, over Twitter in 2015, according to Isaacson.
In May 2020, Grimes gave birth to their first child: X A-12 or X.
In 2023, relations between the couple broke down.
Grimes sued Musk forparental rights, and the two launched into a lengthy custody dispute.
Grimes has written online that the battle has taken a toll.
I just slept and cried every minute I wasnt explicitly fighting for my kids during that year.
Grimes has also spoken out against Musk bringing X with him in the public eye.
After X went viral foracting sillyduring a presidential press conference, Grimes wrote on X (a.k.a.
But Im glad he was polite, sigh, shewrote.
I would really like people to stop posting images of my kid everywhere.
I think fame is something you should consent to, shetoldTime.
Obviously, things will just be what they are.
But I would really, really appreciate that.
I can only ask, so Im just asking.
According to Isaacson, Zilis chose not to get married but wanted to have kids.
So, Musk volunteered to be a sperm donor.
He really wants smart people to have kids, so he encouraged me to….
I cant possibly think of genes I would prefer for my children.
According to Isaacson, Zilis had a complication in her pregnancy with twins, which she conceived via IVF.
In 2024, the couple had another child, Arcadia.
On February 28, Zilis announced another son, as well, namedSeldon Lycurgus.
Zilis sharesanecdotesandphotosof her twins on Twitter, which Musk has responded to withheart emojis.
It also seems like the twins (and their mother, presumably) have visited Musk inWashington, DC.
Zilis also tweets about Musk using glowing terms.
It was rare and refreshingand hopefully increasingly common amongst us as time goes forward.
Musk speaks during the first cabinet meeting of President Donald Trumps second term on February 26, 2025.
Shortly after telling the world, she sued him for paternity.
She claimed she only disclosed the information because she was informed it would be revealed in tabloid media.
Ten days later, St. Clair sued Musk in New York civil court.
In thelawsuit, St. Clair alleged the relationship started in May 2023.
On February 28, a judge ordered Musk to appear in a May hearing in the case.
Good morning to everybody, especially Elon Musk, she wrote in 2022,twice.
