Errol Musk, 78, father of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, reveals he fathered two children with Jana Bezuidenhout — a woman he helped raise as a stepdaughter from the age of four.
In a revelation that has sparked widespread controversy and public debate, Errol Musk, the father of tech billionaire Elon Musk, has confirmed that he fathered two children with his former stepdaughter, Jana Bezuidenhout.
Jana became Errol’s stepdaughter when she was just four years old after he married her mother, Heide Bezuidenhout, in the early 1990s. The marriage lasted for nearly two decades, during which Errol helped raise Jana as part of his blended family. However, years after his separation from Heide, Errol began a relationship with Jana, which later led to the birth of two children.
The first child, a son named Elliott Rush Musk — nicknamed “Rushi” — was born in 2017, when Errol was 72. In 2022, Errol confirmed the existence of a second child, a daughter, born around 2019.
Speaking to the media, Errol said the relationship “happened naturally” and downplayed the controversy, asserting that he did not consider Jana to be his daughter due to the time they had spent apart. “We were not together all the time. She spent most of her youth away from us,” he said.
The news has drawn sharp criticism from the public and reportedly caused a rift within the Musk family. According to reports, Errol’s other children were “shocked” and “creeped out” by the revelation. Elon Musk himself has been estranged from his father for years and once described him as “a terrible human being” in interviews.
The relationship has reignited debates around family ethics, power dynamics, and the psychological implications of parental roles. Despite the backlash, Errol Musk has shown no regret and claims he still supports the children he shares with Jana.
This development adds another layer to the complex and often controversial story of the Musk family, whose private lives continue to attract global attention.