Elon Musk secretly welcomes 12th child

Published June 23rd, 2024 - 05:51 GMT
Elon Musk
Twitter CEO Elon Musk holds one of his children after a keynote speech at the “Twitter 2.0: From Conversations to Partnerships,” marketing conference in Miami Beach, Florida, on April 18, 2023. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP)

ALBAWABA - Tesla and X (formerly known as Twitter) CEO, Elon Musk has secretly welcomed the 12th child to his family with Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis making headlines as social media users congratulated them., as reported by Bloomberg.

According to NDTV, this is his third child with Shivon Zilis. Moreover, he has 11 children including five with his first wife Justine Musk, and three with musician Grimes. 

One user added, "Elon Musk and Neuralink Top Manager Shivon Zilis Have a Third Child. Musk who considers the low birth rate "one of the greatest risks to civilization," is now the father of 12 children. Congrats!"

Elon Musk secretly welcomes 12th child with Neuralink executive

Musk also filed a petition for his children to "have their father's last name and contain their mother's last name as part of their middle name."

He has always advocated for bringing more children into the world, as he believes that humanity is facing an underpopulation crisis. He added that "People with high IQs should procreate." He also warned the world in 2021 that if humans don't procreate, civilization will collapse. 

Elon Musk

(Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP)

According to The New York Post, earlier this month, eight ex-Space X engineers filed a lawsuit against Musk for alleged harassment of women in the workplace. Additionally, the report also said that Space X has a "pervasively sexist culture."

Moreover, the females claimed that despite raising concerns about it, they were ignored.

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