From Futurism · Victor Tangermann · · 1m 20s
"Breeders": Inside the Musk Documentary
Justine Musk says her ex-husband called the mothers of his children interchangeable, and he is reportedly furious the film exists.
In brief
Justine Musk says her ex-husband called the mothers of his children interchangeable, and he is reportedly furious the film exists. Musk's pronatalism is not abstract policy talk. The women who had his children say he treated them as replaceable. Originally reported by Futurism.
A film Musk cannot shake
Alex Gibney's four-hour documentary premiered at the Venice Film Festival, and Musk is reportedly freaking out. He has called it a hit piece and "boring af".
His first wife talks
Justine Musk, who had five of his 14 known children, sat for interviews in the film. She says she learned what gaslighting meant from being married to him.
“I learned the term gaslighting through my relationship with Elon.”
Who was holding Nevada
She recalled Musk claiming he was holding their infant son Nevada when he died of SIDS. She says she was the one holding him.
The word "breeders"
Justine says Musk calls the mothers of his children breeders who are interchangeable. He has at least four known women among them.
“breeders who are interchangeable”
Birth rates as mission
Musk argues falling birth rates are humanity's biggest threat and a block on going multiplanetary. He reportedly offered his sperm to SpaceX staff to seed a Mars colony.
A pattern, not a slip
Ashley St. Clair says she was offered $40 million not to speak. Justine says Musk whispered that he was "the alpha in this relationship" during their first wedding dance.
“offered the opportunity not to speak for $40 million”
The bottom line
Musk's pronatalism is not abstract policy talk. The women who had his children say he treated them as replaceable.
