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Irina Ivanova

Elon Musk sent a graphic mid-childbirth picture of Grimes to friends and family and was surprised when she got upset

(Credit: Stephen Lovekin/Variety/Penske Media)

Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and an avid proponent of having children, was so excited when his first child with the artist Grimes was born, he sent photos of the procedure to both their families—much to her dismay. 

That’s according to Walter Isaacson’s biography Elon Musk, which published today. The revelation is a rare personal detail in a book that delves deeply into Musk’s cutthroat approach to business but steers clear of details about his 10 children, including the fact that a 10th had just been born during the pandemic. 

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