The world knows Elon Musk as a tech genius, the richest man on Earth, the mastermind behind SpaceX, Tesla, Neuralink, and now the owner of X. But behind the image of a fearless billionaire pushing humanity toward Mars, Elon Musk is still human — capable of loving deeply, and being hurt even more deeply.
Recently, Musk shocked the public when he confessed that out of all the women he has been with, Amber Heard was the one who caused him the most emotional pain.
The women who came into Elon Musk’s life
Elon Musk’s love life is as complex as his business empire. Far from cold and robotic, Musk’s romantic history is emotional, complicated, and sometimes chaotic.
✅ Justine Musk – his college sweetheart and first wife.
They married in 2000 and had six children together before divorcing in 2008. Justine once said Elon loved intensity — both in work and emotions.
✅ Talulah Riley – the woman he married twice.
Musk married the British actress in 2010, divorced her in 2012, remarried in 2013, then divorced again in 2016. Despite everything, they remain close friends.
✅ Natasha Bassett, Cameron Diaz (rumored), and others – short romances over the years.
✅ Grimes – the most unconventional relationship of his life.
The musician dated Musk from 2018 and has two children with him. Grimes once said their love was “post-human but real.”
✅ Shivon Zilis – the Neuralink executive.
In 2021, Musk welcomed twins with Shivon Zilis while still involved with Grimes, causing massive media controversy.
But none of them, Musk admits, hurt him the way Amber Heard did.
Amber Heard – the “toxic” love Musk couldn’t escape
In Walter Isaacson’s 2023 biography Elon Musk, shocking revelations about Musk’s emotional life surfaced. One of the biggest: Musk truly loved Amber Heard — and suffered the most because of her.
Musk said:
“I really loved Amber. I was in love with her so badly it hurt… It was the most painful relationship I’ve ever had.”
Amber Heard, star of Aquaman, began dating Musk in 2016 after her explosive divorce from Johnny Depp. Their relationship was intense, unstable, and emotional. They broke up, got back together, broke up again — repeatedly.
Kimbal Musk, Elon’s brother, openly said:
“Amber is beautiful, no doubt. But she’s like a hurricane. She pulled Elon into darkness. I never liked her.”
Why did Musk love Amber so much?
Many people wondered: Why would the world’s most logical man fall so deeply for someone like Amber Heard?
According to friends — and even Musk himself — there are reasons:
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He is drawn to intense, complicated women
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He craves emotional challenge, the same way he craves risks in business
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Amber was unpredictable — and Musk found that irresistible
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Deep down, Musk is lonely — and he wanted to feel truly connected
In the biography, Amber Heard said about Musk:
“Elon loves hard. But that’s also why he gets hurt deeply.”
Final Thoughts
Elon Musk may lead rockets into space and reshape the auto industry, but love is the one thing he can’t control. Justine gave him family, Talulah gave him loyalty, Grimes gave him chaos — but Amber Heard gave him heartbreak.
He can fix cars, rockets, satellites… but some wounds of the heart take a lifetime to heal.
