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Did Elon Musk and Shivon Zilis break up? 'It's hard to go from in love to let go in a week wih no warning'

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Shivon Zilis, an executive at Neuralink and former board member of OpenAI, hinted on social media that she has broken up with Elon Musk after he stopped following her on X (formerly Twitter). In her post, Zilis expressed sadness over the sudden end of their relationship but remained optimistic about future friendship and coparenting. The couple, who met through OpenAI in 2016 and welcomed twins Strider and Azure in November 2021, have a third child together named Arcadia.
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Shivon Zilis, mother of four of Elon Musk's children, revealed on X that Musk abruptly ended their relationship with no warning. Zilis, 40, expressed her pain and gratitude in a lengthy post, saying, "It’s hard to go from in love to let go in a week." She shared how she taught Musk what it means to be deeply understood and loved, adding that their home was his safe space where he experienced happiness rather than the stress of his work. Zilis mentioned they have twins Strider and Azure (born November 2021), daughter Arcadia (early 2024), and son Seldon Lycurgus (February 2025). The split was noted after users observed Musk had stopped following her on X.

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“While both articles discuss Elon Musk's relationship with Shivon Zilis, Article A focuses on Zilis' social media post about her breakup with Musk, while Article B covers Ashley St Clair's reaction to that announcement.”
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"I’ve loved him more than life itself and he’s taught me 100 lifetimes of knowledge and made my cup overflow with life meaning, so there is a lot of loss, but luckily we created four beautiful little loves of my life ❤️❤️❤️❤️
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🔮 A place where all of us were overjoyed to see him and one that was always full of happiness and love, not war, in contrast to his otherwise militant existence (a needed break from the battlefield where he could recharge his heart and soul before heading back out) "

Claims (31 extracted, 1 hedged)

Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis made a long social media post hinting that Elon Musk has broken up with him all of a sudden. asserted
Musk → make → him
Zilis made the statement reacting to a post that noticed that Elon Musk was not following Zilis on X anymore. asserted
Musk → make → X
"It’s hard to go from in love to let go in a week with no warning, but that’s just how it is sometimes," Zilis wrote. asserted
Zilis → ’ → warning
I feel happy that I got to show Elon how it feels to be deeply understood, nurtured, and peacefully loved with stability and gentleness. asserted
it → feel → stability
Given the tumultuous nature of his early life, his often tortured soul, and how hard he fights for humanity I wanted him to feel the deepest and most stable form of love this world can provide. asserted
world → give → love
My heart is full knowing I got to do that, and I hope it leaves a lasting good effect. asserted
it → know → effect
A place where all of us were overjoyed to see him and one that was always full of happiness and love, not war, in contrast to his otherwise militant existence (a needed break from the battlefield where he could recharge his heart and soul before heading back out) " uncertain
he → see → heart
I loved being that counterbalancing place of safety, sense of calm, and love — and delighted in bringing a smile back to his face when he was down. asserted
he → love → face
I will miss him dearly. asserted
I → miss → him
"I’ve loved him more than life itself and he’s taught me 100 lifetimes of knowledge and made my cup overflow with life meaning, so there is a lot of loss, but luckily we created four beautiful little loves of my life ❤️❤️❤️❤️ asserted
we → love → life
I am so beyond grateful for our children and they make every single day the best day of my life! asserted
day → make → life
I do hope and pray he and I can be great friends and coparents. asserted
he → hope → ?
I’m hurting, but care deeply about E and will always be cheering for his happiness. asserted
I → hurt → happiness
God speed, Elon, the world is lucky to have you. asserted
world → have → you
She graduated from Yale with degrees in economics and philosophy. asserted
She → graduate → economics
She began her career with IBM in Peru and Indonesia. asserted
She → begin → Peru
She later became a founding partner at Bloomberg Beta focusing on machine intelligence investments. asserted
She → become → investments
She also worked on project direction for Tesla Autopilot and chip design. asserted
She → work → Autopilot
Elon Musk and Shivon Zilis met through OpenAI in 2016 where Zilis was an adviser. asserted
Zilis → meet → 2016
Zilis joined Neuralink in 2017 and eventually became its director of operations and special projects. asserted
Zilis → join → operations
This put her in Musk's professional orbit on a much closer basis. asserted
This → put → basis
In November 2021, Musk and Zilis welcomed twins, Strider and Azure, in Austin, Texas. asserted
Musk → welcome → Austin
They were conceived through IVF. asserted
They → conceive → IVF
Their births were initially kept private. asserted
births → keep → ?
Musk's biographer Walter Isaacson described Zilis as an "intellectual companion" and wrote extensively about their close relationship. asserted
biographer → describe → relationship
Musk and Zilis petitioned a Texas court to change the twins' names so they would include Musk's surname. asserted
they → petition → surname
The court documents made their parentage public in July 2022. asserted
parentage → make → July
Musk and Zilis had a third child, a daughter named Arcadia. asserted
Musk → have → child
Musk confirmed the birth in June 2024, saying the birth had not been deliberately kept secret. asserted
birth → confirm → June
In January 2025, Zilis accompanied Musk at events around Donald Trump's inauguration, including social gatherings involving other prominent technology figures. asserted
Zilis → accompany → figures
In February, Zilis announced that she and Musk had welcomed their fourth child, Seldon Lycurgus. asserted
she → announce → child
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