--- title: "Grimes Reportedly Joining Elon Musk’s Compound for His Children and Mothers" description: "A source told People magazine that Elon Musk and his ex Grimes are house hunting for a mansion for all of Musk's children and wives." date: "2024-11-05" modified: "2024-11-05" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/grimes-joining-elon-musk-compound-children-mothers" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "elon musk" - "fertility rates" - "grimes" - "the digest" --- # Grimes Reportedly Joining Elon Musk’s Compound for His Children and Mothers ![A source told People magazine that Elon Musk and his ex Grimes are house hunting for a mansion for all of Musk's children and wives.]() *\Image: Stephen Lovekin/Variety/Penske Media via Getty Images\* ## Compound Interest Multi-hyphenate billionaire Elon Musk desperately wants all his children and mothers — there are 11 and three known to exist, respectively — to settle their differences and happily [live in a strange compound together](). Last week, the [*New York Times* reported]() that Musk wanted to move his entire patchwork family into a collection of three mansions in Austin, Texas. Now, a [source tells *People* magazine]() that Musk and his ex Claire "Grimes" Boucher, with whom he's been engaged in an [ugly and protracted custody battle]() over their three known offspring, are house hunting for yet another mansion — this one reportedly in Los Angeles — that would fit all of them, as well as Musk's other exes and their children. In other words, said property needs to be large enough to accommodate at least 15 people, nine of whom are over the age of 18. It's a strange new development that raises fresh questions: are Boucher and Musk really on good enough terms to live in a house together, nevermind with his other baby mommas? And what happened to Musk's plans to build out a compound in Texas? If there's one conclusion to draw from all of this, it's that Musk seems desperate to find a way for offspring to live in one place and on his terms. ## Full House The mercurial entrepreneur has a growing history of claiming that falling fertility rates are the number one threat to humanity. He has made it his mission to rectify the situation by having as many children as possible, going as far as to [offering up his own sperm to SpaceX employees]() and "friends and acquaintances, including the former independent vice-presidential candidate Nicole Shanahan," according to the *NYT*'s reporting last week. Now it sounds like he's looking to streamline his duties as a father by stuffing them all together in the same place. So far, Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis — with whom he's [had three known children]() — has taken him up on the offer, moving into one of Musk's three Austin mansions, according to the *NYT*. It's still unclear whether Justine Musk, the mother of five of his much older children, will be willing to follow suit or move into the mansion Boucher and Musk are reportedly house-hunting for in Bel Air. But given Musk's [vitriol towards his estranged transgender daughter]() Vivian Jenna Wilson — who [says she suffered his abuse]() since an early age while he [raged that she]() was "killed by the woke mind virus" — it's unlikely he's going to get the whole gang back together. **More on the compounds:** *[Elon Musk Working to Move His Children and Mothers to Strange Compound]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()