Elon’s parents split in 1979. His father is an engineer and, like Elon, was born in South Africa. In the 2015 biography Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX and the quest for a great futureauthor Ashlee Vance wrote that Elon and his father have a difficult relationship. In a year 2017 Rolling Stone In the interview, Elon said his father was “a terrible human being” who would “plan evil”, and shed tears when discussing him.
In response, Elon’s father told the magazine, “I’ve been accused of being a Gay, Mistaken, Pedophile, Traitor, Rater, S-t (quite often) , Bastards (by many women who have their attention I didn’t go back) and more My (awesome) mom told me I’m ‘ruthless’ and should learn to be ‘more humane.’ “However, he also wrote, ‘I love my children and would do anything for them.”
After the divorce from Elon’s mother MayeErrol is married Heidimother of Jana Bezuidenhout, was only 4 years old at the time. Errol and Heidi went on to have two more children before divorcing after 18 years. In 2017, Errol and Jana had a son together Elliot.
Errol told UK’s Sunday Times in 2018. “One thing led to another—you could call it God’s plan or nature’s plan.”
He said that he does not consider Jana his own daughter and that she was raised away from her family for a long time. He says he helps support him and their son and sees them often, even though he doesn’t live with them.
