Alex Gibney's new documentary "Musk" relies heavily on testimony from two of Elon Musk's former partners, Justine Wilson and Ashley St. Clair. According to a WIRED review of the film, the two women are among the most important critical voices, shedding light on Musk's rise in Silicon Valley and his turn toward MAGA extremism during the 2024 election.
The article also details a separate, recent episode: Shivon Zilis, a Neuralink executive and mother of four of Musk's children, wrote on X that she was "let go" in a week with no warning after Musk unfollowed her. The post left her role at Neuralink ambiguous, though the article notes no sign that she had left the position. All four women who have had children with Musk have now used X to share or respond to claims about their relationship with him.
Within the documentary, Wilson recounts being gaslit during her marriage wed to Musk and describes his repeated insistence that their transgender daughter was "killed by the woke mind virus." St. Clair alleges she rejected a $40 million nondisclosure agreement and says Musk reduced financial support for their son after she spoke publicly. The film also spans Musk's business ventures, from Mars ambitions and Tesla's self-driving crashes to the DOGE-driven dismantling of USAID, with WIRED's reporting cited as a source.