Elon Musk, Tesla Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and the head of the U.S. Department of Efficiency (DOGE) revealed their 14th child. It has been two weeks since a woman in her 20s announced the birth of Musk's 13th child.
Musk's partner and Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis stated on X on the 28th (local time), "After consulting with Elon, we thought it would be better to share directly about our wonderful and amazing son, Sheldon Riker, on the birthday of beautiful Arcadia (the third child)." Musk reacted to this post with a heart-shaped emoji.
Zilis did not disclose when Riker, the fourth child, was born. The couple welcomed twins, Strider and Azure, through in vitro fertilization in November 2021.
Musk became a father of another child just two weeks after news of his 13th child became known. On the 14th of last month, conservative influencer Ashley St. Clair posted on X, "I gave birth to a baby 5 months ago. Elon Musk is the father."
Later, Clair filed a lawsuit in a New York court a week later, requesting confirmation that Musk is the father of the son she gave birth to. Clair asserted in the complaint that Musk was not present during the birth, stating, "I have only met the child three times, and he has not been involved in raising or caring for the child at all."
In recent years, Musk has repeatedly emphasized the importance of having children, expressing concerns about the global decline in birth rates through various posts on X and talks.