{"id":20769,"date":"2026-09-13T19:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/graziav2\/?p=20769"},"modified":"2026-09-11T15:32:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T15:32:07","slug":"meet-the-women-behind-this-bombshell-billionaire-takedown-their-stories-are-shocking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/graziav2\/2026\/09\/13\/meet-the-women-behind-this-bombshell-billionaire-takedown-their-stories-are-shocking\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the women behind this bombshell billionaire takedown \u2013 their stories are shocking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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 ‘He’s Not A Man Who Takes No For An Answer’: Inside Elon Musk’s Most Controversial Relationships <\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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His ex-partners are speaking out against him in a new documentary, coming next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Words Charlotte Roberts<\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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All eyes were on Venice Film Festival at the start of September, which saw director Alex Gibney premiere his film Musk<\/em>, diving into the controversial entrepreneur\u2019s career and life. The documentary – which Musk has since called a \u2018hit piece\u2019 – features statements from those who know him best, including his ex-wife Justine Musk and his ex-girlfriend Ashley St. Clair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For some of the women who once called Musk their partner, not all memories were happy. Justine alleged that Musk remarked he was the \u2018alpha\u2019 in their relationship during their first dance, adding \u2018He was constantly remarking on the ways he found me lacking.\u2019 As for former right-wing influencer Ashley St. Clair, she claimed that she turned down a $40 million NDA deal to appear in the documentary. Musk has denied such claims. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Musk currently has 14 different children with four different women \u2013 having previously joked that his growing brood could help solve the \u2018underpopulation crisis.\u2019 He tweeted back in 2022, \u2018Doing my best to help the underpopulation crisis. A collapsing birth rate is the biggest danger civilisation faces by far.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From college sweethearts to employees, we\u2019re taking a look back at Elon Musk\u2019s wild dating history.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1995: jENNIFER gWYNNE<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

In the mid 1990s, Musk met Jennifer Gwynne while they were both studying at the University of Pennsylvania. Gwynne would later tell PEOPLE that it was Musk\u2019s \u2018quiet intensity\u2019 that attracted her to him, saying he had a \u2018silly\u2019 side. The couple dated for a year, before Gwynne called off their relationship after she studied abroad.  She alleged that the Tesla CEO was \u2018not very good at a long-distance relationship\u2019 and that talking on the phone seemed \u2018like a waste of time to him.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back in 2022, Gywnne hit headlines after she auctioned off several items from her relationship with Musk to pay for her stepson\u2019s college tuition fees, including several photographs and a handwritten card. She described her time with Musk as being \u2018amazing. His brilliance and his vision was balanced with a bit of wide-eyed wonder back then.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1991 – 2008: JUSTINE wiLSON<\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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Musk met his first wife, Justine Wilson, while they were both studying at Queen\u2019s University in Ontario, Canada. Wilson previously revealed that Musk initially invited her out for ice cream, saying, \u2018I said yes, but then blew him off with a note on my dorm-room door. Several hours later, I heard a polite cough behind me. Musk was smiling awkwardly, two chocolate-chip ice cream cones dripping down his hands. He\u2019s not a man who takes no for an answer.\u2019 Romance blossomed, and the pair tied the knot in 2000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking back on her relationship during a candid essay, Wilson recalled that there were early \u2018warning signs\u2019 in her relationship. She claimed that ‘in the months following our wedding, a certain dynamic began to take hold. Musk\u2019s judgement overruled mine, and he was constantly remarking on the ways he found me lacking. \u201cI am your wife,\u201d I told him repeatedly, \u201cnot your employee.\u201d \u201cIf you were my employee,\u201d he said just as often, \u201cI would fire you.\u201d’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The couple went on to welcome their first son, Nevada Alexander, in 2002. He sadly passed away at just 10 weeks old of sudden infant death syndrome. They later underwent IVF and welcomed twins Griffin and Vivian in 2004, and triplets Kai, Saxon, and Damian in 2006. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite describing herself as living the ‘dream lifestyle,’ Wilson found that she lacked ‘intimacy and empathy’ in her marriage. She eventually requested she and Musk go to couples therapy, claiming, \u2018One month and three sessions later, he gave me an ultimatum: Either we fix this marriage today or I will divorce you tomorrow, by which I understood he meant, \u201cOur status quo works for me, so it should work for you.\u201d  He filed for divorce the next morning. I felt numb, but strangely relieved.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pair divorced in 2008, sharing custody of their children. Per Musk\u2019s comments to Business Insider in 2010, Wilson also received the couple\u2019s home in Los Angeles and spousal and child support. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2008-2016: Talulah Riley<\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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Just six weeks after splitting from Wilson, Musk got engaged to St. Trinian’s star Talulah Riley. The pair met at a bar in London, with Riley later saying, \u2018I remember thinking that this guy probably didn\u2019t get to talk to young actresses a lot and that he seemed quite nervous. I decided to be really nice to him and give him a nice evening. Little did I know that he\u2019d spoken to a lot of pretty girls in his life.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pair went on to tie the knot in Scotland in 2010 – but Musk filed for divorce just two years later. He tweeted at the time, ‘I will love you forever. You will make someone very happy one day.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Surprisingly, that wasn\u2019t the end. The couple rekindled their relationship and married for a second time in July 2013. It wasn\u2019t until 2016 that the couple split, with Riley filing for divorce. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Later describing her ex-husband as being ‘great’, Riley explained, \u2018It wasn\u2019t really a traditional housewife role. I mean, there were the rockets and the cars, and there were things blowing up. There was a lot going on – a lot that was very stimulating.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2016 – 2018: Amber Heard<\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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During his separation from Riley, Musk was linked to actress Amber Heard (who was previously in a relationship with Sweeney Todd<\/em> actor Johnny Depp from 2011 until 2016). While Depp claimed in court papers during his 2022 defamation trial against Heard that she and Musk began secretly dating in 2015, Heard said in court that she did not grow close to Musk until 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saying the pair connected after Depp \u2018stood [her] up’ on the Met Gala red carpet, Heard said of Musk, \u2018He seemed like a real gentleman. He was really nice. He sat at a nearby table and we got to speaking that night and eventually became friends.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In April 2017, Musk and Heard went Instagram official, only to split in the August. They later rekindled their romance in December, before splitting for good in February 2018. Speaking during an interview, Heard said the unlikely duo bonded over their \u2018intellectual curiosity, ideas and conversation, and a shared love for science.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2020, documents in Heard\u2019s libel trial with Depp revealed that she and Musk had once been in a legal battle over frozen embryos they had created during their time together. While Musk reportedly wanted them destroyed, Heard wanted them preserved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2018-2022: Grimes<\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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In April 2018, Musk made his red carpet debut with musician Grimes – real name Claire Boucher – at the Met Gala. Two years later, Grimes announced that she was pregnant. She said in an interview at the time, \u2018It\u2019s sacrificing your body and your freedom. It\u2019s a pretty crazy sacrifice and only half of the population has to do it. It was really profound to me when I decided I was going to do it, to actually go through the act of unprotected sex\u2026 I do actually just really love my boyfriend.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In May 2020, the couple welcomed their son X \u00c6 A-12 (or X for short.) Musk went on to spark controversy after revealing that Grimes had taken on the majority of the parenting duties, saying he looked forward to being more involved with his son when he was older. \u2018Babies are just eating and pooping machines,\u2019 he said. \u2018Right now, there\u2019s not much I can do.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The couple went on to welcome their daughter, Exa \u2018Y\u2019 Dark Sidr\u00e6l, via surrogate in December 2021, just months after Musk described them as being \u2018semi-separated.\u2019 Later taking to X to confirm their breakup, Grimes wrote, \u2018He\u2019s my best friend and the love of my life, and my life and art are forever dedicated to The Mission now.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In September 2023, reports surfaced that the pair had secretly welcomed a third child: son Techno Mechanicus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2021-2026: Shivon Zilis<\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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In July 2022, it emerged that Musk had welcomed twins Strider and Azure back in November 2021 with Shivon Zilis, an executive who worked at his company Neuralink. The twins were born just weeks before Musk welcomed his daughter Exa with Grimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The day after news of Strider and Azure\u2019s birth broke, Musk took to X (formerly Twitter) to address the situation. Saying he was doing his best to \u2018help the underpopulation crisis,\u2019 the controversial billionaire wrote, \u2018a collapsing birth rate is the biggest danger civilisation faces by far. Mark my words, they are sadly true.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zilis has since claimed she was never romantically involved with Musk, alleging that the twins were conceived via IVF. In June 2024, they welcomed their third child, Arcadia, before welcoming their son Seldon Lycurgus in early 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023-2024: Ashley St. Clair<\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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Back in February 2025, former right-wing commentator Ashley St. Clair shocked her followers by announcing that had recently welcomed Musk\u2019s 13th child.There is a 27 year age gap between Musk and St. Clair, who was just 24 years old when they first met.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The former MAGA influencer wrote on X, \u2018Five months ago, I welcomed a new baby into the world. Elon Musk is the father.\u2019 Later than month, she sued Musk for sole custody of their son, Romulus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recent years, St. Clair had distanced herself from the conservative beliefs that made her famous. Earlier this year, she took to X to address her \u2018blatant transphobia.\u2019 ‘I feel immense guilt for my role. And even more guilt that things I had said in the past may have caused my son’s sister more pain,’ she wrote, appearing to refer to Musk’s daughter Vivian<\/a>, who is transgender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not long after, Musk said he planned to file for full custody of Romulus after St. Clair had publicly expressed her support for the transgender community. He wrote, \u2018I will be filing for full custody today, given her statements implying she might transition a one-year-old boy.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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