No matter how civilized the world becomes, there are certain acts that will forever be considered immoral. Such is the case of South African engineer Errol Musk, who went on the air after sexually defiling his stepdaughter and fathered a child with her in the process. Regardless, the brilliant engineer has had a string of extramarital affairs that have further strained his relationship with his children, particularly his son Elon Musk, who found it fitting to call his father a terrible human being.
Despite his obnoxious lifestyle, Errol Musk is still recognized around the world as a qualified pilot, competent sailor and brilliant engineer. More important is the fact that he is the father of Elon Musk, a famous engineer, technology entrepreneur, as well as the founder of SpaceX, Neuralink, Tesla, Inc. and co-founder of PayPal. This article will take us through his scandalous personal life that led to his estranged relationship with his children.
Who is Errol Musk?
Errol Musk is the offspring of a union of aSouth African father – Walter Henry James and a British mother – Cora Amelia Robinson. He was born Errol Graham Musk in 1946 in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa and grew up with a brother, Michael James.
He received his earliest education at WaterkloofHouse Preparatory School, after which he attended Bryanston High School before graduating from Pretoria Boys High School. In 1989, against his father’s wishes, young Errol immigrated to Canada at age 17 to attend Queen’s University, thereby avoiding compulsory service in the South African military for all citizens. In 1992 he studied economics and physics at the University of Pennsylvania. After his bachelor’s degree in economics, he earned a second bachelor’s degree in physics. Upon leaving Pennsylvania, Errol Musk was pursuing a PhD. in Energy Physics from Stanford University in California. Coincidentally, it was during this internet boom period that he left Stanford after a few days,
By the time he was 30, Errol Musk was already a The married man exchanged vows in 1970 with his high school sweetheart Maye Haldeman, a Canadian who made a living as a model and nutritionist. The next year, on June 28, 1971 to be precise, the duo welcomed their first child, a son named Elon Musk. After a year, Elon became a brother to Kimbal and both joined Tosca – her sister – in 1974. While Tosca Kimbal is a film director and producer and has made a name for herself as an entrepreneur, restaurateur and philanthropist.
As wealth pumped in, Errol Musk made some seriously big purchases, including private jets, yachts, and luxury real estate. He became the owner of many mines, as well as several other natural resources and infrastructure. The famous engineer spent most of his free time in some of the posh houses he acquired, notably in Waterkloof – a posh neighborhood of Pretoria. He retired early and currently spends his time travelling.
Why did Elon Musk call him a terrible person?
Errol Musk has always had a strained relationship with his family, particularly his first son Elon, who has called his father a terrible person in several interviews. Bad blood between father and son descended after the end of Errol’s first marriage. However, the situation worsened with his outlook on life and scandals, but the stroke that broke the camel’s back was his uncomfortable revelation of fathering his stepdaughter’s child, Jana Bezuidenhout.
One would rightly think that the fact that Errol became Jana’s stepfather when she was four kept the famous engineer from seeing her as anything other than his child who should be entitled to his protection. Errol initially kept their affair a secret but later decided to go public with the information and the revelation that Jana’s child Elliot Rush, who was officially fathered by her ex-boyfriend, was actually Errol Musk’s son. He later attempted to justify his underhanded act by claiming that he never saw Jana as a stepdaughter as she grew outside of the family. The scandalous revelation ended Errol’s 18-year marriage to Jana’s mother.
Errol Musk’s sins don’t just end with his stepdaughter, he’s a die-hard philanderer, keeps a number of mistresses, has even been charged once and is said to have fired back at some robbers who were trying to rob his home, killing three – the latter got it some clean shit. Despite all his bad feelings towards his father, Elon still feels sorry for his father. he thinks the old man is just lonely and sad.