Justine Musk

Jennifer "Justine" Wilson was born on September 2, 1972,{{cite news|url=http://rue89.nouvelobs.com/2015/05/27/elon-musk-tesla-spacex-genie-predateur-silicon-valley-259376|title=Elon Musk (Tesla, SpaceX): génie ou prédateur de la Silicon Valley?|first=Pierre|last=Haski|publisher=Rue89|date=May 28, 2015|website=rue89.nouvelobs.com|language=fr|access-date=May 31, 2015|archive-date=November 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118193113/http://rue89.nouvelobs.com/2015/05/27/elon-musk-tesla-spacex-genie-predateur-silicon-valley-259376|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Justine Musk profile|language=de|url=http://www.phantastik-couch.de/justine-musk-justine-wilson.html|access-date=June 23, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180612162812/https://www.phantastik-couch.de/justine-musk-justine-wilson.html|archive-date=June 12, 2018|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=Justine Musk profile |website=isfdb.org |url=http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?33702 |access-date=June 23, 2015 |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140315/http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?33702 |url-status=live }} in Peterborough, Ontario, to parents Terry and Shirley Wilson. Justine was the oldest of two children, her younger sister, Erin, eventually left Peterborough to live in LA with Justine. Justine always had a keen interest in literature and a passion for writing, she was interested in becoming a writer from a very early age and would never be far from a book. Justine was able to spend her senior high school year in Wagga Wagga, Australia, as an exchange student. She returned to Peterborough in 1990 and joined the Peterborough Taekwondo School, eventually attaining a first degree black belt. She went on to attend Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, and obtained a degree in English literature, it was there she met Elon Musk.

After university, Wilson moved to Japan, teaching English as a second language (ESL). She subsequently settled in California.

Wilson is the author of the contemporary fantasy novel BloodAngel,{{cite web|url=http://www.justine-musk.com| first= Justine |last= Musk| title= Dark Urban Fantasy| website= justine-musk.com| publisher= Justine Musk |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228130719/http://justine-musk.com/|archive-date=February 28, 2009}} published in 2005 by the Roc Books imprint of Penguin Books. Her second book, Uninvited, was released in 2007 and is an unrelated work intended for young-adult readers. A sequel to BloodAngel, Lord of Bones, was released in 2008.{{cite web| url= http://pinterest.com/justinemusk/the-decadents|title=the decadents| first= Justine |last= Musk| website= pinterest.com| publisher= Justine Musk| access-date=November 28, 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121029104115/http://pinterest.com/justinemusk/the-decadents/|archive-date=October 29, 2012|url-status=dead}} Wilson was one of the first people to use a site like Pinterest to plan out a novel.{{cite news|url=http://www.dailydot.com/culture/justine-musk-the-decadents-novel-pinterest|title=How novelist Justine Musk builds a fictional world on Pinterest|date=March 2, 2012|first=Lauren Rae|last=Orsini|newspaper=The Daily Dot|access-date=November 28, 2012|archive-date=September 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907013959/http://www.dailydot.com/culture/justine-musk-the-decadents-novel-pinterest/|url-status=live}}

In a 2007 interview, she identified Margaret Atwood, Joyce Carol Oates, Paul Theroux, George R.R. Martin, Guy Gavriel Kay, and Neil Gaiman as authors to whom she could relate her writings.{{Cite web |url= http://www.bookslut.com/features/2007_10_011782.php |title= An Interview with Justine Musk |last= Goodwin |first= Geoffrey |date= October 2007 |website= bookslut.com |access-date= September 11, 2018 |archive-date= November 10, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191110195404/http://www.bookslut.com/features/2007_10_011782.php |url-status= live }} She also described her books as cross-genre fiction.

Following a protracted courtship starting in or about 1992, in January 2000, Wilson married Elon Musk. Their first child was born in 2002 and died of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) at the age of 10 weeks.{{cite journal|last=Musk|first=Justine|date=September 9, 2010|title='I Was a Starter Wife': Inside America's Messiest Divorce|url=https://www.marieclaire.com/sex-love/a5380/millionaire-starter-wife/|journal=Marie Claire|access-date=May 9, 2018|archive-date=July 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730172806/https://www.marieclaire.com/sex-love/a5380/millionaire-starter-wife/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musks-first-wife-justine-musk-disputes-his-narrative-about-their-dying-son|title=Elon Musk's First Wife Disputes His Narrative About Their Dying Son|date=November 28, 2022|publisher=|work=The Daily Beast|access-date=November 29, 2022|archive-date=November 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129035215/https://www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musks-first-wife-justine-musk-disputes-his-narrative-about-their-dying-son|url-status=live}} Through in vitro fertilization, she gave birth to twins in 2004 and triplet boys in 2006.{{cite AV media | url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxA0LESuUDE&t=23s | title= Justine Musk | publisher= TEDxUIUC | date= June 1, 2017 | via= YouTube | access-date= | archive-date= November 15, 2019 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191115114049/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxA0LESuUDE&t=23s | url-status= live }} On September 13, 2008, she announced that she and Musk were getting a divorce.{{Cite web|url=https://moschus.livejournal.com/102961.html|title=yes, divorce|last=moschus|date=September 13, 2008|website=livejournal.com|access-date=September 11, 2018|archive-date=November 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116194937/https://moschus.livejournal.com/102961.html|url-status=live}} She and Musk shared custody of their children.

Wilson later wrote an article for Marie Claire detailing ways she thought the marriage was unhealthy, such as Musk's dismissal of her career ambitions, his description of himself as the "alpha" in the relationship, and his pressure for her to become a trophy wife.{{Cite web |date=2021-08-05 |title=Elon Musk's Mood Is Tied to His Romantic Partner's Hair Color, Tesla Employees Say |url=https://observer.com/2021/08/elon-musk-mood-wife-hair-color-tesla-book/ |access-date=2022-03-28 |website=Observer |language=en-US |archive-date=May 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516173743/https://observer.com/2021/08/elon-musk-mood-wife-hair-color-tesla-book/ |url-status=live }} In 2010, she described herself as a "model former wife", and said she was on good terms with Musk's then-wife, Talulah Riley.{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/living/article/809558--wife-blogs-about-divorce-from-billionaire|location=Toronto|work=TheStar.com Toronto Star|publisher=|title=Wife blogs about divorce from billionaire|first=Cathal|last=Kelly|date=May 14, 2010|access-date=November 28, 2012|archive-date=December 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227224234/http://www.thestar.com/living/article/809558--wife-blogs-about-divorce-from-billionaire|url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=McNeal |first1=Stephanie |title=What Elon's Women Tell Us |url=https://www.glamour.com/story/elon-musks-wives-women-and-kids-a-deep-dive-into-his-long-and-messy-relationship-history |website=Glamour |access-date=12 March 2025 |date=7 March 2025}}

She has said that she kept the last name Musk for their children's sake.{{cite web | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/elon-musk-personal-life-love-relationship-wife-marriage-happy-talulah-riley-a8058611.html | title=Elon Musk has finally spoken out about his personal life | website=Independent.co.uk | date=March 26, 2018 | access-date=April 18, 2022 | archive-date=April 18, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418033949/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/elon-musk-personal-life-love-relationship-wife-marriage-happy-talulah-riley-a8058611.html | url-status=live }} In 2022, one of their twins officially changed her name to Vivian to reflect her gender identity and took Wilson as her surname because she no longer wished to be associated with her father.{{cite news|last1=Trotta|first1=Daniel|last2=Colvin|first2=Ross|last3=Doyle|first3=Gerry|title=Elon Musk's child seeks name change to sever ties with father|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/elon-musks-child-seeks-name-change-sever-ties-with-father-2022-06-21/|work=Reuters.com|date=June 20, 2022|access-date=June 20, 2022|archive-date=June 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621011203/https://www.reuters.com/world/elon-musks-child-seeks-name-change-sever-ties-with-father-2022-06-21/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-06-25 |title=Santa Monica judge approves name, gender change for child of Elon Musk |url= https://abc7.com/elon-musk-xavier-alexander-name-and-gender-change-case-santa-monica-superior-court-judge-rafael-ongkeko/11993852/ |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220724200348/https://abc7.com/elon-musk-xavier-alexander-name-and-gender-change-case-santa-monica-superior-court-judge-rafael-ongkeko/11993852/ |archive-date=24 July 2022 |access-date=2022-07-07 |website= abc7.com| publisher= ABC7 Los Angeles |language=en}}{{cite web |last1=Yurman |first1=Ella |title=Vivian Wilson on Being Elon Musk's Estranged Daughter, Going Viral, and Protecting Trans Youth |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/vivian-jenna-wilson-elon-musk-trans-youth |website=Teen Vogue |date=20 March 2025}}

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