Elon Musk Quietly Welcomed Two New Children

Elon Musk now has nine children and counting.

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On Wednesday night, Business Insider broke the shocking news.

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The Tesla CEO quietly welcomed twins with top Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis.

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They reported that the twins were born in November 2021.

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Musk, 51, and Zilis, 36, recently filed a petition to change their twins' names.

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They want to “have their father’s last name and contain their mother’s last name as part of their middle name.”

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In May 2022, the petition was approved by a judge in Austin, Texas.

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The names of Musk’s new children have not been disclosed.

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Elon Musk has not reacted to the news on Twitter at the time of this writing.

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