Elon'sfather is an engineer and like Elon, was born in South Africa. In the 2015 biography Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX and the Quest for a Fantastic Future, author Ashlee Vance wrotethat Elon and his dad had a difficult relationship.In an emotional 2017 Rolling Stone interview, Elon criticized his father and talked about his upbringing, saying that after his parents split, he moved in withhis dad, which, he said,\"was not a good idea.\" <\/p>\n
However, Errol toldRolling Stone,\"I love my children and would readily do whatever for them.\" <\/p>\n
In a 2015 Forbesinterview, Elon's dad said he used to take his kids on trips overseas. \"Their mother and I split up when they were quite young and the kids stayed with me,\" he said. \"I took them all over the world.\" <\/p>\n
After divorcing Elon's mother Maye, Errol married Heide, whose daughterJana Bezuidenhoutwas 4 years old at the time. Errol and Heide went on to havetwo daughters together beforethey, too, broke up. <\/p>\n
Years later, Jana reached out to Errol following a breakup. \"We were lonely, lost people,\" Errol explainedin a 2018 interview with The Sunday Times. \"One thing led to anotheryou can call it God's plan or nature's plan.\" Either way, the duo welcomed son Elliott in 2017 and then a baby girl in 2019. As Errol put it to The Sun, \"The only thing we are on Earth for is to reproduce. If I could have another child I would. I can't see any reason not to.\" <\/p>\n
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