Niamh Spence
People have learnt a bit about Elon Musk's family, in particular his father, and they've taken to social media to share their thoughts.
It's been a wild ride for Musk lately, as he became a part of Donald Trump's administration as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) before his recent departure before getting locked into a fierce feud with Trump soon after.
Musk kicked it off by firstly criticising the 78-year-old's 'big beautiful bill' by calling it a 'disgusting abomination', then later accused the US President of being named in the Jeffrey Epstein files; however, he has since taken this back.
Amidst all this, it came to the internet's attention that the Tesla CEO's 79-year-old father, Errol Musk, has two children with his former stepdaughter, Jana Bezuidenhout, 37, in 2017 and 2019.
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Errol had previously been married to Jana's mother, Heide, in the 1990s, when Jana was 4 years old, and the two split in 2010.
Seven years later, when Jana was 30, she and Errol began a romantic relationship after 'reconnecting' following her breakup at the time, with the South African businessman telling The Times: "We were lonely, lost people. One thing led to another — you can call it God's plan or nature's plan."
An X account mentioned this, adding: "When I learned this against my will it f****d me up for at least a week."
They added: "To make it worse, Elon’s father also had 2 biological children with his ex wife, who is his ex step daughter, now baby momma’s, mother."
And others couldn't believe it, as one person wrote: "Disgusting."
Meanwhile, some were left confused by the family dynamic as another wrote: "Wait ima tryna do the math, can someone draw me a family tree."
Mr Musk has spoken in numerous interviews about his relationship with Jana, saying that he did not consider her to be his stepdaughter because she mainly grew up away from the family (via People).
Mr Musk also revealed in an interview with The Sun in 2022 that they no longer live together and have separated, citing the 42-year age gap as the reason for the split.
He explained (via The Independent): "It’s not practical. She’s 35. Eventually if I’m still around, she might wind up back with me."
He added that they'll still 'have a lot of affection for each other'.
"So any man who marries a woman, even if you feel very sprightly, it’s going to be nice for a while. But there’s a big gap… And that gap is going to show itself." Errol continued.
As for what his two children with Heide think about the situation, he said they 'still don’t like it,' adding: "They still feel a bit creepy about it, because she’s their sister. Their half-sister."
Meanwhile, Musk has previously made his feelings clear about his father, as in a 2017 interview with Rolling Stone, he called him a 'terrible human being'.
"You have no idea." he told the publication at the time.