Justine Musk

Iirc, Musk and his first wife met in college and later he talked her into a postnup that left her with nothing more than the house that was in her name despite him being worth millions by that time. He told her over and over that he was the alpha in the relationship despite her sucess as a writer. Fast forward nearly 20 years: The divorce between Elon Musk and his first wife, Justine Musk, was finally settled and involved significant financial settlements and arrangements. Justine Musk received a substantial divorce settlement, which included $6 million in cash, 10% of Musk’s stock in SpaceX and a $200,000 Tesla Roadster car. Initially, Justine Musk asked for $80,000 monthly in alimony and $2 million in cash. Musk first offered an $80 million settlement, which Justine turned down, insisting on part ownership of his companies Tesla and SpaceX. This was during a failed court appeal​​​​. In the end, the settlement included $20 million. He also covered Justine Musk’s legal fees during the case. Elon Musk was reported to have been paying $20,000 per month for his ex-wife's expenses, including clothing and shoes. This was on top of an unspecified alimony amount. The couple also shared custody of their five children, and Elon Musk took up the bill for their nannies’ payrolls. He also reportedly sends his ex-wife about $20,000 every month for clothes and other discretionary items​​​​​​. More on reddit.com

I read this in 2010 and started hating that man right there and then. What a nasty POS. More on reddit.com

EDIT: This question was originally about how Elon was able to learn so much that he was able to effectively run Tesla and SpaceX simultaneously, both demanding companies with extremely complex engineering challenges. The question was asked years before he came out as the person we now know him to be. It is clear today that most of his public image was the product of a carefully cultivated ego-stroking machine for someone drowning in vanity and desperate for validation. Today, I no longer know what to believe about what Elon has accomplished in the past, and I genuinely wonder how much of it came down to hiring competent people to work under him. I see no reason to preserve the original text of this question, which in reality amounted to little more than empty flattery. More on reddit.com

This is textbook emotional abuse, I'm explained.

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