The child, a boy named Elliot Rush, is now 5 years old. One thing most of us can agree on is that there is a more nuanced conversation to be had about how Musk specifically and South Africas white population in general, even those who didnt own mines benefitted from apartheid. She won't speak to me or engage me if we're in the same room which we have been often.". He had this sense that it was definitely not a safe place to be, and he had to get the hell out.. However, in the recent Channel 4 documentary Elon Musk: Superhero or Supervillain, co-founder of SpaceX, Jim Cattrell, claimed Elon was home at the time. [2] In 1969, he became a 50% owner of an emerald mine on Lake Tanganyika,[2][5] that he bought for 40,000, funded by selling an airplane for 80,000 (the equivalent of 320,000 today). Rolling Stone reported in 2017 that Errol was, by his own account, making money in the often dangerous worlds of construction and emerald mining at times so much that he claims he couldnt close his safe.. In the mid 1980s, Elon Musks father Errol and a copilot were on their way to England aboard a plane they hoped to sell when they landed there. To me, he sure is trying to make the world better right now, and thats the best thing he could do with his fathers money. All Rights Reserved. We sent these messages on Nov. 16, but did not receive responses before publishing this story on the following day. In April 2014, Dana Hull and Patrick May penned an article for San Jose's The Mercury News with the headline, "The otherworldly ambitions of Elon Musk." "But I mean, we were living together. ", The Tesla founder also said there was no way to repair his relationship with his father. To add to the truth, we went to Boston Chicken in Philadelphia for Thanksgiving because we couldnt afford a turkey. 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Esquire, 5 June 2015, https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/a35508/elon-musk-college-years-canada-u-penn/. What Happened: Musk's comments came on a Twitter. Forbes, 1 Oct. 2016, https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimclash/2016/10/01/can-elon-musk-really-get-us-to-mars-within-10-years/. Elon called the story "actually accurate." Almost every crime you can possibly think of, he has done. "He didn't own an emerald mine & I worked my way through college, ending up ~$100k in student debt. Instead, we will concentrate on the two Business Insider South Africa articles mentioned by Arnold that appeared to provide the roots of the "apartheid emerald mine" rumor. The 76-year-old is most notable for being Elons estranged father, with the pair famously falling out several years ago. In addition to Elon, Errol is dad to son Kimbal Musk and daughters Tosca, Alexandra and Asha Rose Musk. "Almost every evil thing you could possibly think of, he has done It's so terrible, you can't believe it. Note: Less than two weeks after Arnold's piece was published in 2021, the satirical website The Onion printed a story with the headline, "The Richest Person In Every State And How They Made Their Money." When Errol and Maye divorced in 1979, a then-8-year-old Elon chose to live with his dad. . Clash's same 2014 interview was also republished by AskMen.com on Jan. 2, 2015. Elon Musk's father Errol was penniless in the '90s & Tesla chief helped Arnold's story included answers from Errol about the mine, who said he had "very limited involvement" in it. We live in a world where facts and fiction get blurred. At 17, Musk decided to leave home, heading first to Canada and then the U.S. for university. Elliot Rush Musk Biography: Age, Networth and All you need to know Errol and Heide had two children of their own, but he also helped raise Jana. Quora, 9 Mar. If I could have another child I would. Ask him." Errol also shared how his sons got involved in the family business and recalled a time when Elon and his brother Kimbal sold a few of the emeralds from his mine to Tiffany & Co. in New York City. There is a more nuanced conversation to be had about how Elon Musk specifically and South Africas white population in general benefitted from apartheid. Elon Musk addressed the recent social storm when claims related his familys emerald mines in apartheid-South Africa resurfaced online. Jeff Bezos' garage-based start was funded by a quarter . Moneycontrol.com, 21 Sept. 2022, https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/elon-musk-hits-out-at-us-professor-over-emerald-mine-claims-idiot-and-liar-9208281.html. Vance, Ashlee. The Musk name might be one of the most recognizable on the planet, but little is known about its patriarch, Errol Musk. Elon Musk sets record straight on emerald mine and - TESLARATI In the interview, the Tesla owner briefly mentioned that his father had a share in an emerald mine in Zambia. Business Insider South Africa, 28 Feb. 2018, https://www.businessinsider.co.za/how-elon-musks-family-came-to-own-an-emerald-mine-2018-2. Whats very difficult for others is easy for me. He would throw out everything they arrived with, so I had to buy them all new clothes and school things. ", Errol and Elon have an acrimonious relationship. AskMen, 2 Jan. 2015, https://www.askmen.com/entertainment/right-stuff/elon-musk-interview.html. Elon clarified that his father was never physically abusive toward him and that he once tried to mend the relationship by inviting his father to live with him in the United States. 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"Elon Musk's Family Once Owned an Emerald Mine in Zambia Here's the Fascinating Story of How They Came to Own It." There were AK-47s all over the place and I'm thinking, "Man, this could really go bad.". The way Errol tells it, that all started with an inconvenient religious holiday. The Buffalo News via San Jose Mercury News via Newspapers.com, 20 Apr. ", In 2018, he explained that he was helping Jana get over a breakup at the time of Rushi's conception, but he initially assumed the baby's father was Jana's ex. So I became a half owner of the mine," he told the outlet. Errol Musk, the familys patriarch, is in the news after confirming he fathered a second secret love child with his stepdaughter, Jana Bezuidenhout, 35. In his interview with Business Insider South Africa, Errol said that he was to blame for his divorce from model Maye Musk, with whom he shares Elon, Kimbal and Tosca. "Who Is Elon Musk's Estranged Father? The billionaire, who was born in South Africa, took to. Jana was 4 years old when Errol married her mother, Heide Bezuidenhout though he claims that he didn't consider Jana his stepdaughter, as she primarily grew up separate from the Musks. Elon Musk was highlighted as the wealthiest resident of Texas, Americas second-biggest state. r/EnoughMuskSpam via Reddit.com, 18 Dec. 2021, https://www.reddit.com/r/EnoughMuskSpam/comments/rj689s/elon_musk_and_the_emerald_mine/. After his divorce from Elons mother, Errol went on to wed HeideBezuidenhout, a young widow who already had two children, including 4-year-old Jana Bezuidenhout. "We went to this guy's prefab [home] and he opened his safe," Errol said. He confirmed the birth of their daughter to The Sun in 2022. So we went to this guy's prefab and he opened his safe and there was just stacks of money and he paid me out, 80,000, it was a huge amount of money, he said. "Elon Musk Left a South Africa That Was Rife With Misinformation and White Privilege." First, we have republished past statements from both Errol and Elon. In the mid-1980s, the family profited handsomely from Errol Musk's purchasing of an emerald mine, after selling their airplane for 80,000 (the equivalent of 320,000 today). de Wet, Phillip. So we decided to head back to Lake Tanganyika from where we were, I think we were in Djibouti., Errol Musk (father of one Elon Musk) on raising one of the world's most famous billionaires: http://t.co/Fg8xmqN1L0 pic.twitter.com/LVJyMdebZK. [23], In 1998, Musk shot and killed three out of six or seven burglars who forced their way into his Johannesburg home and who opened fire upon detection.[24]. On Wednesday, Errol confirmed that he and Jana had welcomed a second child, a daughter who is now 3. Elon, by his father's recollection then probably 16 years old, and his brother Kimbal, decided to sell emeralds to Tiffany & Co. on Fifth Avenue in New York . Business Insider South Africa, 22 Feb. 2018, https://www.businessinsider.co.za/elon-musk-sells-the-family-emeralds-in-new-york-2018-2. Errol Musk, the family's patriarch, is in the news after confirming he fathered a second secret love child with his stepdaughter, Jana Bezuidenhout, 35. Chromatica Warrior @DebbieTweeted Can he be held responsible for his dads ethics tho? Musk, who is never shy of saying his say online, took to Twitter to show his disappointment with The Onion and took the opportunity to shout-out the publications competition, The Babylon Bee. The article was titled, "I Talked to Elon Musk about Journalism and the Blood Emeralds Story.". My dad will have a carefully thought-out plan of evil. However, both Elon and . The article was republished in several other newspapers around the U.S. Errol and Heide had two children together, Alexandra and Asha Rose. Smart Policies are as low as $30 a month, No Medical Exam Required Arnold, Jeremy. "I was active in opposing the National Party and their apartheid," he said in the post." In an interview with Business Insider South Africa, Musk's father Errol Musk said he negotiated his way into having partial ownership of an Emerald mine in Zambia along with other assets. [3][4], Musk worked as a pilot, a sailor, an electrical engineer, a mechanical engineer, a consultant, and a property developer, before retiring early. 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", For his part, Errol told the Daily Mail that Elon "needs to grow up" and "get over himself," adding, "I'm not going to hit back. The Onion, a satirical publication, shared. Arnold paraphrased his answers, publishing that he said "it was a handshake deal with a Panamanian man that resulted in something like 110 emeralds up front and then a semi-regular trickle of rough stones over a few years following," and that "there was never formal ownership.". Elon Musk (~16 years old) & Kimbal Musk sold gems from the Zambian emerald mine to world-famous "Tiffany & Co." on Fifth Avenue in New York - one of the world's most famous jewelers. A Twitter user claimed in December 2019 that Elon Musk's privileged upbringing included his father, Errol Musk, who owned an emerald mine [and] who could bankroll his education. However, the Tesla CEO begged to differ. In 1970, Errol married modelMaye Haldeman Musk before the pair welcomed three children: Elon, Kimbal and Tosca. Theyre the same, except for the fact that he is a billionaire, started multiple successful companies and doesnt live in his mothers basement. Britannica.com, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Zip2. Errol also added that his children were keenly aware of the country's government-sanctioned racial segregation. For a while, I thought things were so obvious that everyone must know this., However, Elon has disputed claims that he grew up with a silver spoon in his mouth. More answers and details are available in Arnold's article. In the meantime, Musk continues to make waves on multiple technological fronts, all while raising concerns about workers' rights and income inequality. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. 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A teenage Elon Musk once casually sold his father's - Businessinsider Theyd seen I was sleeping in one morning, and they said, Oh lets just try, lets go.. He is the father of business magnate and billionaire Elon Musk, restaurateur Kimbal Musk, and filmmaker Tosca Musk. ", He grew up in South Africa and had the good fortune of doing so in an upper-middle-class home. "And then there'd still be all these notes sticking out and we'd sort of pull them out and put them in our pockets.". What We Know About Elon Musk and the Emerald Mine Rumor Elon Musk's family once owned an emerald mine in Zambia here's the "In my experience, there is nothing you can do," he added. Almost every evil thing you could possibly think of, he has done.". His children were reportedly influenced by his liberal political views. Errol was a successful consulting engineer, and also owned an emerald mine in Zambia. It was not a good idea.. Bill Gates' mom helped Microsoft get a deal with IBM. ", She added, "He was very rich, but he made sure I had nothing. Musk's defenders have also pointed out that Errol's alleged trade took place in the mid-1980s, at which point Zambia was independent. I couldnt even afford a 2nd PC at Zip2, so programmed at night & website only worked during day. [10] She gave birth to three children; Elon Reeve Musk born on 28 June 1971, Kimbal Reeve Musk born on 20 September 1972, and Tosca Musk born on 20 July 1974. Earlier in this story, we referenced a July 3, 2020, tweet from Elon that mentioned Vance's interview. D'Innocenzio, Anne. "Nothing, nothing. But I didnt really understand at the time what kind of person he was. By email, Clash told us he had no idea why it was no longer hosted by Forbes. We did not receive a response from Forbes PR. Note: Reporting from Esquire.com said that Elon moved from South Africa to Canada in 1988. And we spent three weeks making our rent-controlled apartment livable in Toronto, Maye tweeted. Errol has long since retired from the engineering business and now lives a quiet life in the Western Cape in South Africa. Wanderlust ran on both sides of the family. Elon Musk's father, Errol Musk, remains a mysterious figure, and there is still no common consensus how his work or his wealth during Elon's childhood. (We'll have more on Vance's Bloomberg.com interview later in this story.). But the emerald mine story keeps coming back. "She wasn't planned," Errol said of his youngest child. Once the kids were living with me, they visited their father some weekends. Errol owned one of the largest homes in Pretoria and took his children on many overseas trips, according to the book, Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future, written by Ashlee Vance. Imgur, 5 Dec. 2019, https://imgur.com/SHGhIY2. Kimbal is a millionaire who owns restaurant chains and spearheads a nonprofit education program, The Kitchen Community, which grows vegetables in the U.S. Tosca is a film producer and director. Musk readily jumps onto Twitter to refute the charges that his empire was forged with the aid of family wealth, and part of the reason he wanted to talk to merather comically given the rocket launch and, well, trollswas because the jabs bug him, and he hopes to set the record straight. Vance wrote, "For what it's worth, my reporting, based on conversations with hundreds of people, confirms Musk's story. South Africa Blue Sky Publications (Pty) Ltd T/A TheSouthAfrican Number: 2005/028472/07. Still, Elon's tweets leave just enough room for Errol's story to be accurate, even if the inferences about his family's wealth are not. In that context, its probably understandable that Musk decided enough was enough and felt he needed to answer the claims online. The eccentric billionaire once again attempted to set the record straight about his familys emerald mines to respond to Twitter user @howlpolitically. The gist of the claim was that Elon's father, Errol Musk, who reports say has been estranged from his son for some time, owned an emerald mine during apartheid in South Africa, and that it was . "I started my first company with $2,500, and I had one computer and a car that I bought for $1,400, and all that debt. "We went to . [4], Musk met Maye Haldeman when he was 11 years old and they were childhood friends before marrying in 1970. Born in 1971, Musk grew up in Pretoria, South Africa. 2021, https://www.theonion.com/the-richest-person-in-every-state-and-how-they-made-the-1846312073. "[4][8], In 1972, he was elected to the Pretoria City Council as a representative of the anti-apartheid Progressive Party. The article attributed the source of Elon Musks wealth to apartheid. . Note: Some of the tweets that promoted the rumor said that Elon did not found Tesla, which was true. ---. The emerald mine was not mentioned in that interview. Viral: When Elon Musk's bank account was in negative due to student The gist of the claim was that Elon's father, Errol Musk, who reports say has been estranged from his son for some time, owned an emerald mine during apartheid in South Africa, and that it. But I've been in physical danger before. We had so much money at times we couldn't even close our safe," Errol said, explaining that one person would hold the money down while a second would slam the safe door shut. To summarize Arnold's story would be difficult, as it contained a considerable amount of data and analysis. For the state of Texas, The Onion printed, "Elon Musk: Apartheid.". Ashlee Vance interviewed hundreds of people. The Associated Press, 20 July 2021, https://apnews.com/article/business-science-3546262d41f4c84763aa15339f642a5a. 2023 The Moguldom Nation. Who Is Elon Musk's Estranged Father? All About Errol Musk He will plan evil. His tweet is now viral with over 9.1 million views. While the story merely pointed to the facts that apartheid existed at the time and the Musk family made money from emerald mining, Musk to his frustration has found it hard to brush off the narrative of his wealth being linked to apartheid. The story included reporting of Elon's denials that the emerald mine had provided any seed money for the wealth he would later accumulate. The same story appeared to have also been published the day before with the headline, "A teenage Elon Musk once casually sold his father's emeralds to Tiffany & Co. while his dad was sleeping. [Jana] stayed here for about 18 months after Rushi was born. We had so much money at times we couldnt even close our safe, he explained, adding that they would need one person to hold the money in place and another to close the safe door. He didnt own an emerald mine & I worked my way through college, ending up ~$100k in student debt. In an interview with The Sun, Errol recalled the attack, claiming that he was confronted by a group of seven men inside his home and shot back at the intruders after they opened fire. His brother Kimbal was with him when the two brothers sold two of the gems to Tiffany & Co. for $2,000, according to their father. Jain, Sanya. Errol Musk Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family Life & Achievements Beyond that, we were unable to find any evidence that showed money generated from his father's involvement in the mine helped Elon build his wealth in North America. You could tell by the way that he told the story. I wish. Errol Musk is a South African electromechanical engineer, pilot, and sailor. Musk's father, Errol, an engineer, married Maye when she was 22, and Musk was born shortly . We went to this guys prefab, and he opened his safe, and there [were] just stacks of money, and he paid me out 80,000, It was a huge amount of money, he said. 2021, https://www.quora.com/Is-it-true-that-Elon-Musks-family-got-their-wealth-from-apartheid-emerald-mining. In my experience, there is nothing you can do, Elon said of Errol. According to a Facebook post from Errol, the Zambian emerald mine he held a stake in "collapsed in 1989. We did not receive a response before this story was published. They also emphasize anecdotes from Elon and his mother about the hard work and squalor they endured in Canada in those years. After the divorce, Elon lived with his father in Pretoria, where he attended Pretoria Boys High. [13] After engaging in extra-marital affairs,[4] Errol and Maye divorced in 1979, and both sons moved in with their father. Their plane got diverted, which led to a chance meeting with Italians who wanted to buy the plane in cash. To me, he sure is trying to make the world better right now, and that's the best thing he could do with his father's money. This story will be updated if any further details come to light. According to the story, in the mid-1980s, Errol and a copilot landed their plane near Lake Tanganyika in Zambia, where "a group of Italians" offered them 80,000 pounds in British currency in order to buy the plane. ---. Inside the fabulous Dior couture world of 'Mrs. He also co-founded PayPal, which means a Twitter user said The WHOLE bank on the internet was started by him (yes, your credit card as well). [21] As of 2022, Musk and Jana Bezuidenhout were no longer living together. According to the Internet Archive, the article was still available months after it was published, onSept. 1, 2014, but was gone by Sept. 18. Elon would later get his own pilot's license but no longer has time to fly. It is still hard to discern whether this story is true and what conclusions can be drawn. However, $800 was probably pocket change for the family, judging by what Musk's father told the site. Reich, theformer secretary of labor under U.S. President Bill Clinton and a professor of public policy at University of California, Berkeley, had tweeted,"Elon Musk came from a family that owned an emerald mine in apartheid South Africa." Hull, Dana, and Patrick May. On an undisclosed date, Errol reportedly shot and killed three of up to a half-dozen armed intruders who broke into his Johannesburg home, according to Rolling Stone. Musk, Errol. Meanwhile, Musk's defenders often say that the mogul has denied this story, though that is not precisely true either. Errol Musk said he bought half of an emerald mine after selling a plane. And thats when Musk's father was offered half an emerald mine in return for half of his earnings. "He also claims he was getting emeralds from other sources, with only 60-70% coming from this venture." You have no idea. This is not true," Elon told Rolling Stone in 2017. Where is this bs coming from?"
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