Inside Elon Musk’s mystery love life from his 10 kids with 3 women to Amber Heard fling as he welcomes twins with exec
TESLA mogul Elon Musk’s brood has grown to 10 after he welcomed twins with one of his top AI executives.
Neuralink guru, Shivon Zilis, 36, is the third woman the entrepreneur has had kids with.
Elon Musk and the singer Grimes are parents to two children, and he had six kids with his ex-wife, Justine Wilson.
His son Nevada, who was born in 2002, died when he was just 10 days old.
Musk has also had relationships with the actresses Talulah Riley and Amber Heard.
Musk, 51, and Zilis, 36, welcomed their two children last November.
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Court documents obtained by revealed the parents filed a petition to have their names changed on April 25, 2022.
They want the kids to "have their father's last name and contain their mother's last name as part of their middle name."
A judge in Austin, Texas, approved the request in May.
The joined Tesla in 2017 before moving to Neuralink.
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She currently serves as Neuralink's Director of Operations and Special Projects.
Musk and Zilis share similar interests regarding technology and AI, and she is one of his biggest fans.
In May 2020, California lawmaker Lorena Gonzalez tweeted: "F**k Elon Musk," prompting Zilis to hit back.
She said: "This makes me sad.
"No one's perfect but I've never met anyone who goes through more personal pain to fight for an inspiring future for humanity – and has done so tirelessly for decades."
She continued: "Everyone's entitled to their opinion but mine is that there's no one I respect and admire more."
On April 24, 2022, Zilis retweeted one of Musk’s posts that read: "If you've engineered or manufactured smart watches or phones, please join Neuralink. Your skills are directly applicable."
Zilis gushed over reports that may contain space lasers.
She has also shared posts from Space X – an aerospace company founded by Musk.
Zilis gave birth to the twins just weeks before Grimes welcomed her second child with Musk.
GRIMES
Grimes and Musk name their child Exa Dark Sideræl, who is known as Y.
She accidentally announced the couple's baby news in an interview with in March 2022.
She attempted to hide her daughter's birth from the public, but the secret was revealed when a baby was heard crying upstairs during the interview.
Grimes and Musk named their daughter Exa Dark Sideræl because Exa comes from the computing term exaFlops, according to .
The middle part of the name, Dark, refers to the mystery of dark matter in the universe.
And Sideræl, pronounced "sigh-deer-ee-el" is a "more elven" take on the word sidereal which means star or deep space-time, an alternative to earth time.
Grimes explained that the name means: "The true time of the universe, star time, deep space-time, not our relative earth time."
It's a nod to her favorite character Galadriel, from Lord of the Rings.
They are parents to their little boy X Æ A-12, who they welcomed in May 2020.
He is known as X.
The name appeared to be partially inspired by one of the songs from 33-year-old Grimes' last album, 4ÆM.
However, the name wasn't in accordance with California state law.
Musk and Grimes had to change it to X AE A-XII - removing the Æ and 12 - so that his birth certificate would comply.
JUSTINE WILSON
Musk and Justine had six children during their eight years of marriage.
They met while attending Queens University in Canada.
They tied the knot in January 2000, and in an essay titled "I Was a Starter Wife," Justine claimed Elon told her: "I am the alpha in this relationship."
Two years later, they welcomed their first son, Nevada, but the tot tragically passed away.
They used IMF to have five more kids – Griffin, and the former Xavier.
The former Xavier changed her name to Vivian Jenna Wilson in June 2022, according to court docs obtained by .
She filed paperwork in April of this year to distance herself from her biological dad.
The teen wanted to change her name because she didn't wish to be related to him in "any way, shape or form."
Justine also gave birth to triplets - Kai, Saxon, and Damian - who are 17.
TALULAH RILEY
Riley married and divorced Musk twice in six years.
Ashlee Vance's biography says that when they first met, Musk showed Riley pictures and videos of SpaceX rockets in a geeky attempt at flirting.
Musk after their first divorce: "We took some time apart for several months to see if absence makes the heart grow fonder, and unfortunately it did not."
He added: "I still love her, but I'm not in love with her."
They remarried in 2013 and their second divorce, initiated by Riley, was finalized in 2016.
AMBER HEARD
Musk reportedly shared a hot and heavy romance with the actress Amber Heard between 2016-17.
They started dating around the time they were spotted together in London.
Their relationship ended just a year later.
The pair eventually reconciled, but yet again called it quits several months later.
A source told the at the time: "It's all over between Amber and Elon and she's devastated.
"It was his decision."
Elon reportedly made the decision to end the relationship because the "timing wasn't right."
A source told : “Elon and Amber broke up. Elon made the decision to end things, and Amber agreed.
"The timing just wasn't right, but they still care about each other."
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The pair cited their conflicting schedules as what kept them apart.
Musk later admitted at the time that he was heartbroken and told : "I was really in love, and it hurt bad. Well, she broke up with me more than I broke up with her, I think."