Chapter 148

Father's Day 2022 becomes a nexus of personal crises for Musk: his estranged trans daughter Jenna officially changes her name and disowns him; his secret twin children with Shivon Zilis become public, causing conflict with Grimes; he and Grimes secretly have a third child, Tau; his father Errol makes racist and conspiratorial demands; and Musk attempts to stabilize his fractured family through vacations and property acquisition in Austin.

On Father's Day 2022, Musk tweets a seemingly innocent message about loving all his children, but the subtext reveals deep family turmoil. His trans daughter Jenna has just turned eighteen, legally changed her name from Xavier to Vivian Jenna Wilson, and declared in court that she no longer wishes to be related to him biologically. Musk attributes her rejection to her political ideology, though he publicly states he has made peace with her transition. The same week, his secret twin children with Shivon Zilis become public through a leaked court filing, causing Grimes—who was previously unaware—to confront him with outrage. Amid this chaos, Musk and Grimes secretly welcome a third child, Tau, born via surrogate. Musk jokes about his fertility on Twitter, comparing his offspring production to automaker Lucid Motors' sales numbers. He also navigates a Wall Street Journal story about an alleged affair with Sergey Brin's estranged wife, sending a selfie with Brin to the New York Post to rebut the claim. Meanwhile, his estranged father Errol emails him on Father's Day with racist tirades against Biden and Black South African leaders, praise for Putin, vaccine skepticism, and threats of suicide unless Musk resumes financial support. Errol reveals he has fathered a second child with Jana, his stepdaughter whom Elon considers a half-sister. Throughout the turmoil, Talulah Riley—an ex-wife Musk remains close to—provides emotional steadiness, dining with him and his four older boys in Los Angeles. Seeking stability, Musk takes his family on vacations to Spain and Rome, though a Vatican photo he tweets causes his boys to request privacy, leading him to cancel the trip early. By summer 2022, Musk decides to build a home on a horse farm near Giga Texas in Austin, enlisting architect Norman Foster to design what becomes more art installation than family residence—a space-age structure partly submerged in the property's lake—though he ultimately postpones construction.