Mr Musk unveils a new all-wheel-drive version of the Model S car in Hawthorne, California, in 2014. Reuters
Mr Musk unveils a new all-wheel-drive version of the Model S car in Hawthorne, California, in 2014. Reuters
Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk. Getty Images
Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk. Getty Images
Mr Musk with music producer Quincy Jones. AFP
Mr Musk with music producer Quincy Jones. AFP
The wealthiest person in the world with a worth of $274.3 billion, Mr Musk was named 'Person of the Year' by 'Time' magazine in 2021. Getty Images
The wealthiest person in the world with a worth of $274.3 billion, Mr Musk was named 'Person of the Year' by 'Time' magazine in 2021. Getty Images
Focus on Mr Musk's taxes grew last year as Tesla achieved a rarefied $1 trillion in market value. Reuters
Focus on Mr Musk's taxes grew last year as Tesla achieved a rarefied $1 trillion in market value. Reuters
The billionaire has hit back, saying he does not draw a salary from either SpaceX or Tesla, and pays an effective tax rate of 53 per cent on stock options he exercises. AFP
The billionaire has hit back, saying he does not draw a salary from either SpaceX or Tesla, and pays an effective tax rate of 53 per cent on stock options he exercises. AFP
Then US president Barack Obama speaks to Mr Musk on a tour of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in 2010. Reuters
Then US president Barack Obama speaks to Mr Musk on a tour of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in 2010. Reuters
Mr Musk during a television interview after Tesla's initial public offering at the Nasdaq market in New York, in 2010. Reuters
Mr Musk during a television interview after Tesla's initial public offering at the Nasdaq market in New York, in 2010. Reuters
With former wife Talulah Riley at the 2011 Orange British Academy Film Awards in London. Getty Images
With former wife Talulah Riley at the 2011 Orange British Academy Film Awards in London. Getty Images
With Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe after a test drive of the Tesla Model S P85D in Palo Alto, California, in 2015. Reuters
With Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe after a test drive of the Tesla Model S P85D in Palo Alto, California, in 2015. Reuters
Mr Musk during the 67th International Astronautics Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico, in 2016. EPA
Mr Musk during the 67th International Astronautics Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico, in 2016. EPA
From left: SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk, Corning chief executive Wendell Weeks, then US president Donald Trump and Johnson & Johnson chief executive Alex Gorsky during a meeting at the White House. AFP
From left: SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk, Corning chief executive Wendell Weeks, then US president Donald Trump and Johnson & Johnson chief executive Alex Gorsky during a meeting at the White House. AFP
Mr Musk and former wife Grimes at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, in 2018. AFP
Mr Musk and former wife Grimes at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, in 2018. AFP
Mr Musk leaves a court in New York City, in 2019, after a hearing in a lawsuit brought against him by the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Getty Images
Mr Musk leaves a court in New York City, in 2019, after a hearing in a lawsuit brought against him by the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Getty Images
A prototype of SpaceX's Starship spacecraft is seen before Mr Musk gives an update on the company's Mars rocket Starship in Boca Chica, Texas, in 2019. Reuters
A prototype of SpaceX's Starship spacecraft is seen before Mr Musk gives an update on the company's Mars rocket Starship in Boca Chica, Texas, in 2019. Reuters
Mr Musk at the construction site of the Tesla Gigafactory in Gruenheide, near Berlin, Germany, last year. EPA
Mr Musk at the construction site of the Tesla Gigafactory in Gruenheide, near Berlin, Germany, last year. EPA
Dancing onstage during a delivery event for Tesla's China-made Model 3 cars in Shanghai. Reuters
Dancing onstage during a delivery event for Tesla's China-made Model 3 cars in Shanghai. Reuters
Mikey Day as a lawyer, Cecily Strong as a judge, and host Elon Musk as Wario during the "Wario" sketch on NBC's 'Saturday Night Live', in May. Getty Images
Mikey Day as a lawyer, Cecily Strong as a judge, and host Elon Musk as Wario during the "Wario" sketch on NBC's 'Saturday Night Live', in May. Getty Images
Mr Musk with Armin Laschet, CDU party federal chairman and prime minister of Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia, talk during a tour of the plant of the future foundry of the Tesla Gigafactory in Grünheide, near Berlin, Germany. Getty Images
Mr Musk with Armin Laschet, CDU party federal chairman and prime minister of Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia, talk during a tour of the plant of the future foundry of the Tesla Gigafactory in Grünheide, near Berlin, Germany. Getty Images

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Elon Musk reportedly had twins with Neuralink executive

Babies arrived weeks before Tesla founder welcomed second child with music artist Grimes

The National

July 07, 2022

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Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk had twins last year with an executive at one of his companies, online outlet Insider reported, citing Texas court documents.

The babies' mother, Canadian Shivon Zilis, is an executive at Neuralink, Mr Musk's brain implant maker, and has worked at several of his other companies, including OpenAI and electric car manufacturer Tesla, Insider said.

She and Mr Musk, who became the richest person in the world last year, in April filed a petition with a Texas court for the children to "have their father's last name and contain their mother's last name as part of their middle name", Insider reported, referring to court documents obtained by the publication.

The petition was granted in May, the site said.

The babies, whom Insider report were born in November, arrived just weeks before Mr Musk and music artist Grimes had their second child via surrogate.

They welcomed a baby girl named Exa Dark Sideræl Musk ― although her parents will mostly call her Y.

Mr Musk is known to have fathered 10 children, one of whom died shortly after birth. He has long advocated for large families and warned that the US birth rate is below "sustainable" levels.

On Thursday, he tweeted: "I hope you have big families and congrats to those who already do!" and suggested Tesla could make a "highly configurable Robovan", presumably to move large numbers of children around.

Last month, one of his children, who recently turned 18, filed a petition in a California court to change her name and gender identity to female.

She cited "the fact that I no longer live with or wish to be related to my biological father in any way, shape or form" as one of the reasons for the name change, according to the court document.

The chief of Tesla and SpaceX, Mr Musk early this year launched a now-stalled $44 billion bid to buy Twitter, with Insider reporting that Ms Zilis's name has come up as an option for who might eventually run the social media company.

Tesla, which has relocated to Texas from California, has faced a series of lawsuits alleging discrimination and harassment against black workers, as well as sexual harassment.

And in May, the South African-born Mr Musk denied allegations that he groped and exposed himself to a flight attendant six years ago, with news outlet Insider reporting that SpaceX paid a woman $250,000 in 2018 to settle a misconduct claim against him.

AFP contributed to this report

A look at SpaceX in Texas - in pictures

A sign for Starbase, Elon Musk's private spaceport in Boca Chica, Texas. All photos: Willy Lowry / The National
A sign for Starbase, Elon Musk's private spaceport in Boca Chica, Texas. All photos: Willy Lowry / The National
Three SpaceX rockets stand ready at Starbase in Boca Chica.
Three SpaceX rockets stand ready at Starbase in Boca Chica.
A SpaceX employee works high above the ground on a rocket at the SpaceX launchpad.
A SpaceX employee works high above the ground on a rocket at the SpaceX launchpad.
A SpaceX rocket rises in the distance.
A SpaceX rocket rises in the distance.
A sign at Boca Chica Beach warns of sea turtle nesting.
A sign at Boca Chica Beach warns of sea turtle nesting.
Three Starship rockets stand next to a booster. The reusable rockets are at the centre of SpaceX's plans for the future.
Three Starship rockets stand next to a booster. The reusable rockets are at the centre of SpaceX's plans for the future.
A sign warns passers-by against entering the area around SpaceX's launchpad.
A sign warns passers-by against entering the area around SpaceX's launchpad.
A sign along Texas State Highway 4 warns drivers to watch out for local wildlife.
A sign along Texas State Highway 4 warns drivers to watch out for local wildlife.
A SpaceX security guard questions a driver at the entrance to the launch zone.
A SpaceX security guard questions a driver at the entrance to the launch zone.
Amanda Maul and her son, Connor, drove all the way from Dallas to see SpaceX.
Amanda Maul and her son, Connor, drove all the way from Dallas to see SpaceX.
SpaceX's Starbase facility sits near the Gulf of Mexico in a remote patch of southern Texas.
SpaceX's Starbase facility sits near the Gulf of Mexico in a remote patch of southern Texas.
Boca Chica Beach, looking south towards Mexico. It is one of the last free public beaches in southern Texas.
Boca Chica Beach, looking south towards Mexico. It is one of the last free public beaches in southern Texas.
Workers prepare to move a Starship rocket.
Workers prepare to move a Starship rocket.
SpaceX's Starbase rises in the distance.
SpaceX's Starbase rises in the distance.
A sign marks the lines where the Boca Chica National Wildlife Refuge begins along the Texas State Highway 4.
A sign marks the lines where the Boca Chica National Wildlife Refuge begins along the Texas State Highway 4.
Flowers grow on the dunes of Boca Chica Beach near a SpaceX tower.
Flowers grow on the dunes of Boca Chica Beach near a SpaceX tower.
A person walks in the Boca Chica Wildlife Refuge next to Starbase.
A person walks in the Boca Chica Wildlife Refuge next to Starbase.
A view of Starbase from Boca Chica.
A view of Starbase from Boca Chica.
Flowers grow on the dunes of Boca Chica Beach near a SpaceX tower.
Flowers grow on the dunes of Boca Chica Beach near a SpaceX tower.
A sheriff's car parks near SpaceX in Boca Chica.
A sheriff's car parks near SpaceX in Boca Chica.
A sign along a motorway reads: 'We love Elon'.
A sign along a motorway reads: 'We love Elon'.
An exterior sign for Starbase.
An exterior sign for Starbase.
Cars parked outside of Starbase in Boca Chica.
Cars parked outside of Starbase in Boca Chica.
Some SpaceX employees stay in Airstream trailers parked near the complex in Boca Chica.
Some SpaceX employees stay in Airstream trailers parked near the complex in Boca Chica.
A sign welcomes visitors to Boca Chica Village.
A sign welcomes visitors to Boca Chica Village.
A renovated home in Boca Chica.
A renovated home in Boca Chica.
A Tesla charges in the driveway of a home in Boca Chica.
A Tesla charges in the driveway of a home in Boca Chica.
A shuttered home in Boca Chica. Elon Musk, the world's richest person, lives in the tiny unincorporated village.
A shuttered home in Boca Chica. Elon Musk, the world's richest person, lives in the tiny unincorporated village.
One of two streets in Boca Chica Village, which leads straight to Starbase.
One of two streets in Boca Chica Village, which leads straight to Starbase.
A renovated home in Boca Chica Village. SpaceX has been slowly buying up property in the area for years.
A renovated home in Boca Chica Village. SpaceX has been slowly buying up property in the area for years.
A home in Boca Chica Village. The community used to be mainly made up of retirees, but it is now comprised almost entirely of SpaceX employees.
A home in Boca Chica Village. The community used to be mainly made up of retirees, but it is now comprised almost entirely of SpaceX employees.
A Tesla charges in the driveway of a house in Boca Chica.
A Tesla charges in the driveway of a house in Boca Chica.
A sign on a house in Boca Chica Village warns passers-by they are on private property.
A sign on a house in Boca Chica Village warns passers-by they are on private property.
A white Tesla sits in the driveway of a recently renovated home in Boca Chica Village.
A white Tesla sits in the driveway of a recently renovated home in Boca Chica Village.
A sign on a house in Boca Chica Village warns passers-by they are on private property.
A sign on a house in Boca Chica Village warns passers-by they are on private property.
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