Elon Musk Fathered 8th & 9th Child With One Of His Top Execs: Report

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Musk and his employee reportedly welcomed twins just weeks before his then-girlfriend Grimes gave birth last December.

As the world has spent years cracking jokes about Nick Cannon's baby train, Elon Musk has allegedly welcomed his eighth and ninth child. The controversial Tesla owner is facing lawsuits in connection to allegations that his company discriminates against Black people, and while his legal team battles those allegations, there are those who have vilified him for attempting to purchase Twitter. The stacking scandals have caused Musk and his personal life to be pushed even further into the limelight, and today (July 6), it was reported that the billionaire fathered twins with one of his top executives. 

Although many people believe that Musk has fathered four or five children, several reports have stated that he has a total of nine. 

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Business Insider shared that Shivon Zilis "filed a petition to change the twins’ names in order to 'have their father’s last name and contain their mother’s last name as part of their middle name." It was also stated that Zilis's children arrived just weeks before musician Grimes gave birth to her second child with Musk back in December. 

"Zilis, 36, is director of operations and special projects for Neuralink, which is developing computer chips to implant in brains and where Musk is a co-CEO. A Yale University graduate, she began her career at companies including as IBM and Bloomberg Beta before joining Tesla in 2017 as a project director."

The Tesla executive reportedly met Musk sometime in 2015 and it was reported that if Musk secures this deal with Twitter, she is listed as one of s "short-list of individuals" that is slated to "run the company."


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Since 2019, Erika Marie has worked as a journalist for HotNewHipHop, covering music, film, television, art, fashion, politics, and all things regarding entertainment. With 20 years in the industry under her belt, Erika Marie moved from a writer on the graveyard shift at HNHH to becoming a Features Editor, highlighting long-form content and interviews with some of Hip Hop’s biggest stars. She has had the pleasure of sitting down with artists and personalities like DJ Jazzy Jeff, Salt ’N Pepa, Nick Cannon, Rah Digga, Rakim, Rapsody, Ari Lennox, Jacquees, Roxanne Shante, Yo-Yo, Sean Paul, Raven Symoné, Queen Naija, Ryan Destiny, DreamDoll, DaniLeigh, Sean Kingston, Reginae Carter, Jason Lee, Kamaiyah, Rome Flynn, Zonnique, Fantasia, and Just Blaze—just to name a few. In addition to one-on-one chats with influential public figures, Erika Marie also covers content connected to the culture. She’s attended and covered the BET Awards as well as private listening parties, the Rolling Loud festival, and other events that emphasize established and rising talents. Detroit-born and Long Beach (CA)-raised, Erika Marie has eclectic music taste that often helps direct the interests she focuses on here at HNHH. She finds it necessary to report on cultural conversations with respect and honor those on the mic and the hardworking teams that help get them there. Moreover, as an advocate for women, Erika Marie pays particular attention to the impact of femcees. She sits down with rising rappers for HNHH—like Big Jade, Kali, Rubi Rose, Armani Caesar, Amy Luciani, and Omerettà—to gain their perspectives on a fast-paced industry.