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How Elon Musk's public relationships unfolded, 2000 to 2022

First-person accounts trace marriages, separations and publicly acknowledged relationships. These historical accounts do not establish Musk’s current relationship status.

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January 2000 to 30 June 2022 · 10 dated events · 5 sources
Status in the record · 30 June 2022

This chronology covers public accounts through June 2022. It does not identify a current partner or provide a complete dating history.

Coverage through30 June 2022Editorial review3 November 2026
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In 30 seconds: the turning points
  1. Jan 2000 Marriage to Justine
  2. 2008 Divorce filing
  3. 2012 The first Riley marriage ends
  4. 2013 Musk and Riley remarry
  5. 2018 Grimes and Musk appear together at the Met Gala
  6. 10 Mar 2022 Grimes clarifies their status

Timeline of events

Overview · Jan 2000 to 30 Jun 2022 · click a dot to jump
200020022004200620082010201220142016201820202022January 2000: Marriage to Justine2008: Divorce filing2010: First marriage to Talulah Riley2012: The first Riley marriage ends2013: Musk and Riley remarry2016: The second Riley marriage ends12 January 2018: Musk’s account of the Heard breakup is republished2018: Grimes and Musk appear together at the Met Gala10 March 2022: Grimes clarifies their status30 June 2022: Riley reflects on the two marriages

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2008
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2012
2013
2016
2018
12 Jan 2018
Statement

Musk’s account of the Heard breakup is republished

Rolling Stone Australia republished Neil Strauss’s interview in which Musk discussed the end of his relationship with Amber Heard. This is the republication date, not the breakup date.

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Sources

5 records, ranked by type
  1. 1First-party publication10 Sep 2010
    Justine Musk’s first-person account
    Marie Claire · marieclaire.com
    Open original ↗Archived copy
  2. 2First-party publication30 Jun 2022
    Talulah Riley interview with Charlotte Cripps
    The Independent · the-independent.com
    Open original ↗Archived copy
  3. 3First-party publication12 Jan 2018
    Neil Strauss interviews Elon Musk, Australian republication
    Rolling Stone Australia · au.rollingstone.com
    Open original ↗Archived copy
  4. 4First-party publication10 Mar 2022
    Grimes interview with Devin Gordon
    Vanity Fair · vanityfair.com
    Open original ↗Archived copy
  5. 5First-party publication11 Mar 2022
    Grimes’s March 10 clarification, reproduced with original post link
    Grimes, reproduced by the Los Angeles Times · latimes.com
    Open original ↗Archived copy

Coverage through 30 June 2022. Editorial review: 3 November 2026. Spotted an error? See corrections. Copyright concerns: report an asset. Every event links to its sources. Source type does not establish whether a claim is true.