Errol Musk says Tesla billionaire is a bad dad: ‘If Elon hears this, he's going to shoot me'
Errol Musk called his son a bad father who hasn't been present for his many children.
The billionaire SpaceX and Tesla CEO and his father have had a tasty relationship over the years. Elon Musk has said in the past that his father had done 'almost every evil thing you can possibly think of.' Now, his father is taking the newest shot between the two.
On a recent Wide Awake podcast episode, when Errol was asked if his son was a good father, he didn't hold back.
'No, he hasn't been a good father. The first child was too much with nannies and died in the care of a nanny. If Elon hears this, he's going to shoot me or something,' said Errol.
Elon's first child, Nevada Alexander, died at the age of 10 weeks from Sudden Death Syndrome.
The interview was highlighted by The Daily Beast.
'Then he had five children, each one had their own nanny. It was a weird situation. He didn't spend enough time with them,' Errol added.
Errol, who had Elon with Maye Musk in 1971, said the setup had some odd consequences for Elon's and his brother Kimball's children.
'The result is the boys and Kimball's two boys grew up not able to cross a street,' said Errol. 'Even the street outside, my daughters would say 'Dad, you won't believe it. Elon's kids and Kimball's boys, they can't cross the road. We have to hold their hands across the road when they're like 14 years old, can't cross the road.''
The South African former engineer and emerald dealer then made the bizarre claim that the upbringing was the reason one of Kimball's children and one of Elon's are transgender.
'Elon's got to deal with it. It's, it's a bit worrying,' said Errol.
Elon's estranged trans daughter, Vivian Wilson, has emerged as a strong critic of her father. The 20-year-old has distanced herself after becoming an adult. Her mother, Justine Musk, has six children with Elon.
Elon Musk is the father of 12 children, bringing his young son X as he goes about his business in Washington, D.C. including during a press conference in the Oval Office alongside President Donald Trump.
Elon appears to be treating the White House as his own personal daycare, bringing three of his children, X, Azure, and Strider, to meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House Thursday. Elon's ex-wife, musician Grimes, shared her displeasure with X's newfound exposure, especially at the press conference.
'He should not be in public like this,' she wrote on Musk's social media platform X.
The billionaire and Grimes have two other children: Exa Dark Sideræl and Techno Mechanicus.
In November 2021, Elon had twins, Strider and Azure, with the director of his company Neuralink, Shivon Zilis. They had another child in 2024.
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7 hours ago
- Metro
The teenage Orkney killer who got away with murder for 14 years
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A pair of witnesses claimed they saw teenager Michael Ross wearing the same balaclava and dark clothing as the murderer in woodland a fortnight earlier. The 15-year-old was called in for questioning, accompanied by his police officer father, Edmund Ross. Michael proclaimed his innocence and provided an alibi – he'd seen friends on the evening of the murder, however, they later denied being in his company. In the Amazon Prime Video documentary The Orkney Assassin: Murder in the Isles , his mother, Moira, recalls asking Michael if he had killed Shamsuddin. 'I remember him coming home with the detective, and he went up to his room and sat there,' she says tearfully. 'I did go up and ask him 'Did you shoot that man?' And he said: 'No'. I just can't get over the look on his face when I asked him that.' Edmund adds, 'My head was spinning at the time. I didn't believe it. I knew my son, and he never showed any sort of tendency to go out and shoot anyone.' Evidence continued to build when Michael admitted dropping his balaclava into the sea with a heavy stone attached, and a bedroom search found school books marked with swastikas, 'Death to the English' scribbles and SS symbols. Meanwhile, Edmund owned the same type of bullets that were used in the murder, but didn't reveal this information until two months after the inquiry had begun. When lead investigator Angus Chisholm asked where they'd come from, he initially claimed he couldn't remember, before later revealing they came from a friend and former Marine, Jim Spence. The findings did not lead to a conviction; however, in 1997, Edmund was imprisoned for four years on charges of lying to the police and tampering with a witness, after it was alleged that he asked Jim to lie. Despite the determination of some detectives, the troubling case began to slip into obscurity. That was until 12 years after the murder in 2006, when a mysterious letter was delivered to the local police station. A new witness, later identified as William Grant, wrote that he had seen the killer in public toilets on the night of the murder, brandishing a gun. He identified him as Michael. Advocate depute Brian McConnachie QC, who led the prosecution case, tells Metro: 'When the incident happened, long before I was ever involved, it was taken to the Crown Office, and a decision was made that there was insufficient evidence against Michael. However, the letter was enough to reopen, and that's when I looked over the case; I didn't necessarily agree with the original decision that evidence wasn't strong enough to proceed with the case.' The revelation led to the shock arrest of Michael, who in the intervening years had married, become a father of two and now worked as a sergeant of a sniper platoon in Scotland's Black Watch regiment. As so much time had passed, it was a 'challenging' case for Brian to take on, he says. 'In cold cases, people who gave statements have forgotten what they said, what they saw, and they may have heard somebody else say something, and that becomes part of their memory.' He adds: 'There wasn't the same amount of CCTV in 1994 as there is now, and people didn't carry mobile telephones. Nowadays, the police solve a lot of crimes because the accused can be pinpointed to be in a particular location through signal.' However, the authorities had enough to bring it the case trial in 2008, where the 'compelling, unanswerable' circumstantial evidence was presented. 'It could be described as putting together a jigsaw puzzle. It was trying to find all the different pieces to make the picture. The bullets, his access, and interest in firearms were all important, then we added Mr Grant's identification into it,' says Brian. Although a motive isn't needed to prove someone's guilt, it was suggested that Michael's racist views had led him to shoot one of Orkney's only Asian residents. A fellow cadet claimed Michael said: 'Blacks should be shot'. 'It was such a pointless and senseless killing,' says Brian. 'There wasn't a feud between them, but there was certainly an amount of evidence which suggested that at the relevant time, he had racist tendencies. 'Whether that was something that was genuinely felt or it was just the rantings of a teenager, it's hard to say. I've said in the past that I've never been totally convinced about the racism angle.' During the trial, Michael's lawyer, Donald Findlay, argued it was unthinkable that a teenager would have carried out the killing, claiming it was more likely to be a 'professional hit'. But at the end of a six-week trial, it took jurors just four hours to reach a guilty verdict of murder. At the trial, Shamsuddin's brother, barrister Abul Shafiuddin, said: 'He was our baby brother and at least we know the person who killed him will be punished.' Upon hearing his fate, Michael attempted to escape by jumping out of the dock at Glasgow High Court, assaulting a guard and making it into an outside corridor, before being wrestled to the ground. Days before, he had parked a hired car two miles from the court with a machine gun, hand grenades and a sleeping bag amongst the items found in the boot. He explained in an open letter to supporters that he would have used the items to live off the land. It hasn't been his only attempt to escape punishment either, as he has since tried to leave prison three times. Brian says: 'It's the first time I've seen anything like that from somebody who'd just been convicted of murder. 'If someone thinks they're innocent and is convicted, they might well want to escape, but the fact that he was running to a motor vehicle filled with the items, is a problem. The jury decided his guilt without all of that evidence, but I don't think that helps his position now.' Even so, the case of Shamsuddin's murder is far from over, with a shadow of doubt still dividing opinion in Orkney to this day. Michael's family believe there has been a grave miscarriage of justice, while a petition has been set up by supporters to clear his name, which currently has 2650 signatures. Michael, now 46, remains incarcerated, and his earliest release date is 2035. Orkney local Ethan Flett wasn't even born when the crime took place, but the 25-year-old has spent many hours analysing the case through his role as a reporter for the island newspaper The Orcadian. The journalism took him to Perth prison, where he went through airport-like security, before sitting down at a table that had been screwed into the floor. When Michael entered the visitors' room, Ethan didn't instantly recognise him. 'He's been taking the gym seriously,' the young reporter thought to himself. As they began chatting, Ethan quickly made it clear that he wasn't interested in campaigning for his innocence or trying to find anybody else guilty. Even so, Michael was happy to give his first ever interview. 'The meeting will stick in my mind for a while. He seemed very laid-back and was an easy guy to deal with. It is one of the paradoxes, considering what he's been convicted of, but he seemed at least like a fairly normal person. It's strange,' recalls Ethan to Metro. They spent the next six months writing back and forth to each other, with Michael responding to each of Ethan's questions in great detail. 'What I found most interesting was his justifications for his escape attempts. He says that he did it to garner a bit of publicity for his claims of innocence, and says that he would have surrendered to the authorities if he were successful,' Ethan explains. 'He admitted to saying racist things as a teenager, but claimed that it was immaturity that he regretted.' Ethan adds that the police previously publicly stated that they had ruled out racism as the motive, which 'would make it a motiveless crime, so it's hard to get your head around.' In letters to Ethan, Michael says that the reason the friends mentioned in his alibi don't remember talking to him is that the police didn't question them until months had passed. Ethan's research has also raised some possible inconsistencies, such as when Michael became a suspect. He was questioned about his movements on the night of the murder on December 2 1994. Michael's legal team have said that the audio shouldn't have been allowed in court, as he hadn't been offered a lawyer. The appeal was rejected as it was determined he wasn't a suspect at this point. 'I found court records from the trial of Eddy, which stated that Michael had become the prime and only suspect as of September,' says Ethan. 'There are unsolved leads in the case, such as two days before the murder, there was a heated argument at the door of the restaurant between Shamsuddin and people trying to get in. According to one of the witnesses inside the restaurant, the man threatened to shoot Shamsuddin a number of times. 'A month into the investigation, one of the detectives was quoted as saying that the incident had been cleared up. However, a statement was taken from the detective who led the cold case review when Michael's conviction was examined by the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission in 2014, and he said it wasn't solved.' As a journalist, Ethan remains impartial. More Trending 'I don't know whether or not he committed the murder. My interest has always been in the handling of the investigation by the police. There's still so much interest in this case from Orkney people, so the story is ongoing,' he explains. 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Cold-blooded Orkney murder continues to 'split' community 30 years on reveals journalist
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Learn more Prime Video free trial Get Prime Video free for 30 days TV lovers can get 30 days' free access to tantalising TV like The Boys, Reacher and Clarkson's Farm by signing up to Amazon Prime. Just remember to cancel at the end and you won't be charged. £0 Amazon Get Prime Video here Michael Ross, who was just 15 at the time of the murder, was questioned by police but subsequently released. After a lengthy 14-year investigation, former Black Watch soldier Ross was finally convicted of the murder in 2008. In a dramatic turn of events, Ross attempted to flee the court after the guilty verdict was announced, nearly making it out the door before he was apprehended. (Image: POLICE SCOTLAND) A stash of weapons and camping equipment was later discovered in a vehicle hired by Ross in a nearby supermarket car park. He claimed this was part of his plan to escape and live off the grid rather than face imprisonment. 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He noted that the island's small size meant the case would inevitably affect the community atmosphere, with neighbours likely holding differing opinions on Ross's guilt or innocence - a situation complicated by his family still living there. McConnachie described the Orkney murder as a "challenging" case and his most high-profile one, citing the incredible number of times he had been asked about it compared to other cases. Regarding the sustained interest, he attributed it to the ongoing developments, including Ross's repeated escape attempts, the most recent being in 2018. (Image: PRIME VIDEO) Addressing the lingering doubts about Ross's guilt, McConnachie stated: "I certainly haven't seen anything since the trial back in 2008 that suggests to me that the jury got it wrong." He later added: "If you are trying to look for things that point towards guilt, then you might look at the circumstances of the last day of the trial, and the motor vehicle that he had and the things he had in them when he tried to escape from the court - never mind trying to escape from the prison. That there's something unnerving about what was contained within the car." Speaking on the efforts to free Ross, he remarked: "I think if you are a family member and somebody is convicted and they tell you there are innocent, then the likelihood is that you are going to take their position on it and perhaps try and assist them as best you can in overcoming what they see as being a miscarriage of justice." The documentary The Orkney Assassin is now available for viewers, offering an in-depth look into the murder case from different perspectives. The Orkney Assassin is streaming on Prime Video from June 8
Daily Record
9 hours ago
- Daily Record
Inside one of Scotland's most controversial murder cases which split small community
As The Orkney Assassin airs on Amazon Prime, Reach Screen Time speaks to two people involved in the case One of Scotland's most notorious murder cases is once again under scrutiny, thanks to a new documentary from Prime Video, reports the Scottish Daily Express. The Orkney Assassin delves into the chilling 1994 murder of Shamsuddin Mahmood, a waiter at the Indian restaurant Mumtaz in Kirkwall. Mahmood, a 26 year old Bangladeshi national, was brutally shot by a masked man in front of horrified diners, including families with children. Planning to return to Bangladesh and marry his girlfriend, Mahmood had previously worked on the island the year before his untimely death. After the shocking crime, the gunman disappeared into the night, leaving a lasting impact on the island that still resonates today. Michael Ross, who was just 15 at the time of the murder, was initially questioned by police but subsequently released. However, after a lengthy 14-year investigation, ex-Black Watch soldier Ross was finally convicted for the murder in 2008. In a dramatic turn of events, Ross attempted to flee the court following the guilty verdict, nearly making it out the door before being apprehended. A stash of weapons and camping equipment was later discovered in a vehicle hired by Ross in a nearby supermarket car park, which he claimed was part of his plan to escape and live off the land rather than face imprisonment. Ross is currently serving a 25-year sentence at HMP Shotts in Lanarkshire, one of Scotland's highest security prisons. He has made three escape attempts, which he claims were efforts to bring his case back into the public eye. Despite his conviction, Ross has always maintained his innocence. His family, including father and former policeman Eddy Ross, mother Moira, and other members of the Orkney community are campaigning for his release as part of the J4MR - Justice 4 Michael Ross group. Reach Screen Time exclusively interviewed both local newspaper reporter Ethan Flett and prosecutor Brian McConnachie KC, who provided further insights into the case that continues to divide the Orkney Island community. Flett, who keeps a close eye on the case as new information comes to light, commented: "I think there's quite a split in the community between those that think Ross is guilty and those that think he's innocent." Discussing why doubts persist about Ross' guilt despite the conviction, Flett observed: "There are a lot of inconsistencies and unanswered questions surrounding the case and the investigations that preceded the trial, dubious witnesses whose evidence seems to be rather important in the case, changing positions. Things like that got my interest in that." The journalist from Orkney's longest-running newspaper The Orcadian also noted that despite the "thorough police work" in the unprecedented case, "certain things were missed that look quite important", as well as issues with how the case was managed. Prosecutor McConnachie shared Flett's concerns about the divisions within the local community, stating: "I suspect it still does affect people." Although McConnachie is not an Orkney resident, he noted: "I think there's always going to be two sides." As the case took place in a relatively small community, McConnachie observed that it would inevitably impact the local atmosphere, with people holding differing views on Ross' innocence or guilt, particularly since his family still resides there. McConnachie described the Orkney murder as a "challenging" case and his most high-profile one, saying: "The number of times I have been asked about the case is incredible by comparison to any other case I've ever been involved in." Regarding the ongoing interest in the case, McConnachie attributed it to the fact that "I think because things keep happening" including Ross' multiple escape attempts, the most recent being in 2018. Addressing the lingering doubts about Ross' guilt, McConnachie stated: "I certainly haven't seen anything since the trial back in 2008 that suggests to me that the jury got it wrong." McConnachie further noted: "If you are trying to look for things that point towards guilt, then you might look at the circumstances of the last day of the trial, and the motor vehicle that he had and the things he had in them when he tried to escape from the court - never mind trying to escape from the prison. That there's something unnerving about what was contained within the car." Touching on the unwavering campaigns for Ross's freedom, he remarked, "I think if you are a family member and somebody is convicted and they tell you there are innocent, then the likelihood is that you are going to take their position on it and perhaps try and assist them as best you can in overcoming what they see as being a miscarriage of justice." Audiences are now able to watch The Orkney Assassin, which offers a comprehensive examination into the harrowing murder case and considers both perspectives.
