# Elon Musk and Shivon Zilis Break Up

> Shivon Zilis, Elon Musk's AI engineer wife, ends their relationship on X after 14 years.
- Title: Elon Musk and Shivon Zilis Break Up · Vanity Fair | Shortify
- Summary: Shivon Zilis, Elon Musk's AI engineer wife, ends their relationship on X after 14 years. Shivon Zilis announced her breakup with Elon Musk on X, citing their…
- Keywords: elon musk, shivon zilis, breakup, ai engineer, children, neuralink, openai, musk children, musk family, x social media, mar-a-lago, Elon
- Source: Vanity Fair — https://vanityfair.com/story/elon-musk-shivon-zilis-children-breakup
- Author: Kahina Sekkaï
- Published: 2026-10-03T19:01:33.875+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: elon musk, shivon zilis, x, breakup, ai engineer, children, neuralink, openai, musk children, musk family, x social media, mar-a-lago
## Shivon Zilis Announces Breakup
Shivon Zilis, the Canadian artificial intelligence engineer with four children, announced their breakup on X.

> It’s hard to go from in love to let go in a week with no warning, but that’s just how it is sometimes
## Musk Unfollowed Zilis on X
Elon Musk unfollowed Zilis on X, prompting her to post about their relationship ending.
## Zilis on Their Relationship
Zilis described their relationship as a safe space where they felt deeply understood and loved.

> I feel happy that I got to show Elon how it feels to be deeply understood, nurtured, and peacefully loved with stability and gentleness
## Zilis on Musk's Past
Zilis highlighted Musk's tumultuous early life and his fight for humanity as reasons for their relationship.

> Given the tumultuous nature of his early life, his often tortured soul, and how hard he fights for humanity I wanted him to feel the deepest and most stable form of love this world can provide
## Zilis on Their Children
Zilis expressed gratitude for their four children, calling them 'beautiful little loves of my life.'

> I’ve loved him more than life itself and he’s taught me 100 lifetimes of knowledge and made my cup overflow with life meaning
## Zilis on Future Plans
Zilis hopes Musk and she can remain friends and coparents after their breakup.

> I do hope and pray he and I can be great friends and coparents
## Zilis on Their Text Message
Zilis shared a text message from Musk about a White House dinner on September 24, 2024.

> I didn’t realize that this Xi dinner included significant other (Beijing one did not) or I would have invited you
## Musk's Children Timeline
Musk and Zilis welcomed twins Azure and Strider in November 2021, followed by Arcadia in 2024 and Seldon in 2025.
## Musk's 14 Children
Musk has 14 children with different partners, including Grimes and Zilis.
## Grimes' Experience
Grimes spoke about the challenges of parenting with Musk, including a year-long battle over child support.

> Spent a year locked in battle in a state with terrible mothers rights having my instagram posts and modeling used as reasons I shouldn't have my kids and fighting and detaching from the love of my life as he becomes unrecognizable to me
## Ashley St. Clair's Child
Ashley St. Clair claims Musk had a child with her, insisting on secrecy for the baby's existence.
## Musk's Future Children
Musk reportedly aims to have 'legion-level' children before the apocalypse using professional gestational surrogates.

> to reach legion-level before the apocalypse
## Key takeaway

Shivon Zilis announced her breakup with Elon Musk on X, citing their deep love and stability.