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The 14,400 square foot compound in Austin bought by Elon Musk includes two properties resembling an Italian Tuscan villa and a six-bedroom home directly behind it.
Elon Musk compound for children
New Delhi,UPDATED: Oct 30, 2024 13:09 IST
In 2020, tech titan Elon Musk made headlines by announcing that he would sell all his properties, vowing to "own no house". Cut to 2024, the world's richest person has secretly bought a 14,400-square-foot compound in Texas for $35 million (Rs 295 crore) to house all his 11 children and his three former partners, according to a report in The New York Times.
The compound includes two properties resembling an Italian Tuscan villa and a six-bedroom home directly behind it. Sources told NYT that Musk was keen on maintaining secrecy, and he made the sellers of the properties sign non-disclosure agreements.
The NYT, citing people close to Musk, said it would make it easier for him to "schedule time" for his youngest kids. Musk also wants the younger ones to "be a part of one another's lives".
Elon Musk has five children with his first wife, Justine Wilson. The couple were married from 2000 to 2008. He has three children with singer Grimes. However, Musk and Grimes are embroiled in a legal battle over the kids' custody. The billionaire also has three children with Shivon Zilis, an executive at Musk-owned Neuralink.
Zilis, 38, has already moved into one of the properties with her children, the NYT reported.
Musk, who has been vocal on expressing his concerns about declining birth rates, has also "offered his own sperm to friends and acquaintances". One of them, according to the NYT, was former independent vice presidential candidate Nicole Shanahan.
Published By:
Abhishek De
Published On:
Oct 30, 2024
