11:12, Mon, Jan 6, 2025 | UPDATED: Grimes In 2018, Musk began dating Canadian musician Grimes (Claire Boucher). The pairing made headlines for their shared eccentricities, with Grimes even changing her Twitter bio to include a reference to artificial intelligence during their early romance. In 2020, the couple welcomed their first child, a son famously named X Æ A-12 Musk, later modified to X AE A-Xii to comply with California law. Despite their public displays of affection and shared interest in pushing boundaries, Musk and Grimes reportedly “semi-separated” in 2021. Their unconventional relationship continued to make headlines when, in December 2021, it was revealed they had quietly welcomed a second child, a daughter named Exa Dark Sideræl Musk, via surrogate. They also have a third child together, Techno Mechanicus, who was born in 2022. This child, nicknamed "Tau", was also kept a secret until 2023. Shivon Zilis In 2022, Musk’s private life became even more scandalous when court documents revealed that he had secretly fathered twins with Shivon Zilis, a director at his company Neuralink. The twins were born in late 2021, just weeks before the birth of Musk’s second child with Grimes. Zilis, known for her work in artificial intelligence and her high-ranking role at Neuralink, has kept her personal life under wraps, but the revelation of their children sparked discussions about Musk’s workplace relationships and power dynamics. Amber Heard and Elon Musk were in an on-again off-again relationship in 2016 and 2018. (Image: Instagram)