Elon Musk refers to the mothers of his 14 children as "breeders," according to his ex-wife, Justine Wilson.
Wilson shared this detail in a new documentary titled "Musk," which was recently discussed by People magazine. She told director Alex Gibney that Musk views these women as interchangeable. Wilson was married to Musk from 2000 to 2008 and they have six children together. One of their sons, Nevada, died at 10 weeks old.
Musk has three children with singer Grimes, four with Shivon Zilis, a former executive at his company Neuralink, and one son with Ashley St. Clair, a former right-wing influencer.
St. Clair also appears in the film, reportedly claiming Musk expressed a desire to have a "legion of children before the civil war," aligning with his publicly stated pro-natalist views.
Following the documentary's premiere at the Venice Film Festival, Musk reacted on his social media platform X, calling the film a "psy op." He wrote that director Alex Gibney "assembled a hit list of people who either have an axe to grind or don’t even know me." Musk accused Gibney of having "ZERO integrity."
Musk has also threatened legal action over allegations in the film suggesting he interfered with the 2024 presidential election results via his Starlink satellite network. Musk's attorney, Alex Spiro, sent a letter to Gibney's production company, asserting that Musk "repeatedly offered" to disprove the vote-rigging claims but that Gibney "declined to hear."
A spokesperson for Gibney's company defended the film, stating that "the right to engage in open debate and fact-based examinations of powerful public figures is protected by the First Amendment." The spokesperson added that this principle should be upheld by "all Americans, including the associates of Elon Musk, who has proclaimed himself to be a ‘free speech absolutist.’"
The documentary "Musk" is scheduled for theatrical release on October 16.