Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2023
Parental-rights dispute involving Grimes
Grimes reportedly sued Elon Musk over parental rights and custody concerning their eldest child. The dispute brought the family’s private relationships into public legal and media scrutiny.
2022
Questions about workplace ethics involving Shivon Zilis
Reports that Elon Musk had children with Shivon Zilis, then an executive at Neuralink who was described as reporting directly to him, prompted public discussion about workplace power relationships and professional ethics.
Haldeman family support for apartheid and extremist ideas
Joshua Haldeman and Winnifred Fletcher, Maye Musk’s parents, have been described in historical accounts as supporters of apartheid and as expressing racist, antisemitic, authoritarian, and conspiracy-oriented views. These views are part of the family’s documented ancestry and have received renewed scrutiny because of Elon Musk’s global prominence.