I couldnt even afford a 2nd PC at Zip2, so programmed at night & website only worked during day.. Although Tesla stands out as a groundbreaking company at the forefront of the electric car revolution, its standard operating procedure at the Tesla factory is pre-civil-rights-era race discrimination, Vaughn wrote in his complaint, according to a Daily Beast report. ", Inoneof the tweets from Elon in which he refuted the emerald mine rumor, he linked to an article that had been published on March 9, 2021. The funding we raised for our first company came from a small group of random angel investors in Silicon Valley. His parents divorced. At the conference, Elon talked to some professors who told Errol, This boy needs to get his hands on one of these computers. The claim attracted a response from the billionaire, who said that the claim isn't true. It was kind of weird for them to walk into Tiffanys. [Jana] stayed here for about 18 months after Rushi was born. The article was republished in several other newspapers around the U.S. AskMen, 2 Jan. 2015, https://www.askmen.com/entertainment/right-stuff/elon-musk-interview.html. The Associated Press, 20 July 2021, https://apnews.com/article/business-science-3546262d41f4c84763aa15339f642a5a. "Almost every evil thing you could possibly think of, he has done It's so terrible, you can't believe it. While the story merely pointed to the facts that apartheid existed at the time and the Musk family made money from emerald mining, Musk to his frustration has found it hard to brush off the narrative of his wealth being linked to apartheid. Moneycontrol.com, 21 Sept. 2022, https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/elon-musk-hits-out-at-us-professor-over-emerald-mine-claims-idiot-and-liar-9208281.html. Like his son, the wealthy business owner who was once rumored to be the co-owner of a Zambian emerald mine has also been mired in controversy. Maye and Errol divorced in 1980 when Elon was about 9 years old. Has even greenlit racism by saying those on receiving end need thick skin.https://t.co/DhpANcrqNp https://t.co/OESO1BJTtE, Can he be held responsible for his dad's ethics tho? We also reached out to both men for additional comment and to ask if they could potentially provide any evidence that would support their statements, even though they didn't start the rumor. It is still hard to discern whether this story is true and what conclusions can be drawn. ", "You have no idea about how bad. In 2018, Musk also told Business Insider that his father Errol purchased a 50 per cent share in the mine after selling a plane. ", Errol and Elon have an acrimonious relationship. Some of his most vocal detractors have promoted the idea that Musk, like Trump, began his career backed by the deep pockets of dear old dad. The Tesla CEO once called his South African dad 'evil' and denied rumours of family wealth fuelled by an emerald mine - but are they ready to reconcile? ", His post ended with this: "Finally, it is necessary to acknowledge the wrong and oppressive nature of apartheid and we do need to recognise the pain and suffering it caused for many South Africans, but I do not feel it is fair to associate any of that with what Elon has achieved through hard work since he left South African shores as a teenager of 17.". [4], Musk met Maye Haldeman when he was 11 years old and they were childhood friends before marrying in 1970. Jack @lets_gobaby tweeted, Ok but how does inheriting money mean you arent smart?. Its obvious why Musk would want to distance himself from apartheid in every possible way. Musk's revelation about his father's financial situation in the '90s comes after a Berkeley professor and former Secretary of Labor, Robert Reich, claimed on Twitter that 'self-made billionaires' are a myth and Musk came from a family that owned an emerald mine in Apartheid South Africa. "I screwed up the marriage, I was totally responsible. All Rights Reserved. They still dont like it. Errol told Business Insider South Africa that he once owned half of an emerald mine in Zambia, which he claimed to have purchased on a whim. I tried threats, rewards, intellectual arguments, emotional arguments, everything to try to change my father for the better, and he no way, it just got worse. When Errol and Maye divorced in 1979, a then-8-year-old Elon chose to live with his dad. ", He grew up in South Africa and had the good fortune of doing so in an upper-middle-class home. Errol named his price, and a deal was done. We did not receive a response before this story was published. In 1972, Errol was elected to the Pretoria City Council in his native South Africa. In my experience, there is nothing you can do, Elon said of Errol. When the same pattern of racist behavior happens at all $tsla locations, its the company thats racist, and the fish rots from @elonmusk s head.https://t.co/aKAP7vrT6G https://t.co/EMN9xQH06V. In 2017, family members were left stunned when Jana became pregnant with Errols baby. "'His Family Stole an Emerald Mine.'" The wealth earned from the investment in the mine was quantified to be about $400,000 USD, taking into account inflation when Arnold's piece was written in 2021, according to Errol. He was such a terrible human being. Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and his mother, Maye Musk. "And then there'd still be all these notes sticking out and we'd sort of pull them out and put them in our pockets.". By email, Clash told us he had no idea why it was no longer hosted by Forbes. Errols grandmother was Canadas first chiropractor, while Errols own mom and dad were the first two people to fly from South Africa to Australia in a single-engine airplane, according to Forbes magazine. On Aug. 17, 2009, The New Yorker printed one of the earliest known searchable records of an emerald mine being tied to the Musk name. If I could have another child I would. "They didn't like it.". "We were very wealthy. Errol Musk was born in Pretoria South Africa to Walter Henry James and Cora Amelia Robinson. The Musk name might be one of the most recognizable on the planet, but little is known about its patriarch, Errol Musk. Former Tesla employee Marcus Vaughn, who worked in the Fremont, California, factory in 2017, alleged that the companys production floor was a hotbed for racist behavior. Supervisors regularly used the N word around Black workers and he said he was fired after complaining to human resources about workplace harassment. "So I became a half-owner of the mine, and we got emeralds for the next six years," Errol said. Born in 1971, Musk grew up in Pretoria, South Africa. He also called the whole rumor "BS.". I couldn't even afford a 2nd PC at Zip2, so programmed at night & website only worked during day. "Everybody I knew called him 'the Pig' because he treated me so badly in public. He's the son of Maye Musk, a model and dietitian from Canada, and Errol Musk, a South African electromechanical engineer, pilot, and sailor. CEO Elon Musk said his father Errol ran out of money in the '90s and was provided financial support by the entrepreneur and his brother. Earlier in this story, we referenced a July 3, 2020, tweet from Elon that mentioned Vance's interview. Several decades ago, Errol allegedly shot and killed three armed intruders who broke into his Johannesburg home. Bloomberg.com, 22 May 2020, https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-05-22/elon-musk-speaks-frankly-on-coronavirus-spacex-and-rage-tweets. In 2019, Elon Musk confronted the Twitter talking point about his father's supposed emerald mine head on, writing, "He didn't own an emerald mine & I worked my way through college, ending. Several respondents on social media disputed the emerald mine and privileged-lifestyle story, defending Musks intelligence and questioning the intelligence of the person who started the thread. 1/2This article is false. Elon would later get his own pilot's license but no longer has time to fly. We live in a world where facts and fiction get blurred. He's having a tantrum, like a spoilt child. "Back when I was ~$100k negative with student debt," he wrote. 2014, https://www.newspapers.com/image/878211644/. Elon Musk: The Truth About His Dad and Emerald Mines, Amy Robach and T.J. 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Move over, Elon theres another Musk hitting the headlines. The same story appeared to have also been published the day before with the headline, "A teenage Elon Musk once casually sold his father's emeralds to Tiffany & Co. while his dad was sleeping. Inside the fabulous Dior couture world of 'Mrs. The billionaire, who was born in South Africa, took to. In the interview, Musk's father explained that he bought his share of the emerald mine after selling a plane to a group of Italians. On May 22, 2020, Bloomberg.com published an interview with Elon, which was penned by Ashlee Vance. In an interview with The Sun, Errol recalled the attack, claiming that he was confronted by a group of seven men inside his home and shot back at the intruders after they opened fire. While he has given a few rare interviews, much of the publicly known information about him has come from his estranged son Elon or his ex-wife Maye Musk, neither of whom have had complimentary things to say about the engineer and onetime emerald mine owner. Errol also added that his children were keenly aware of the country's government-sanctioned racial segregation. The billionaire, who was born in South Africa, took to Twitter to answer claims made by The Onion about how his family made their money in apartheid South Africa. In December 2019, Elon denied the emerald mine-and-lavish-lifestyle story on Twitter, saying it was a lie. The gist of the claim was that Elon's father, Errol Musk, who reports say has been estranged from his son for some time, owned an emerald mine during apartheid in South Africa, and that it. Where is this bs coming from?" "I said, 'Oh, all right'. Click Here to Get Smart on Protecting Your Family and Loves Ones, No Matter What Happens. We had so much money at times we couldnt even close our safe, he explained, adding that they would need one person to hold the money in place and another to close the safe door. Copyright 2023 Market Realist. Britannica.com, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Zip2. Forbes, 28 July 2014, https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimclash/2014/07/28/elon-musk-tells-me-his-secret-of-success-hint-it-aint-about-the-money/. In addition, they offered Errol a chance to buy partial ownership of a Zambian emerald mine. We had so much money at times we couldn't even close our safe," Errol said, explaining that one person would hold the money down while a second would slam the safe door shut. On their way to England, Errol and his copilot got word that their original flight plan was going to cost a lot of money. Elon was a witness to this, bullets flying around, Cattrell further claimed. In 1970, Errol married modelMaye Haldeman Musk before the pair welcomed three children: Elon, Kimbal and Tosca. A common story about Musk on social media is that his father owned part of an emerald mine, providing a bedrock of wealth that buoyed Elon up to his current level of success. Elon and Kimbal allegedly sold 2 emeralds: one worth $800 and another worth $1200. He also added, "'Self-made billionaires' are a myth." Friend, Tad. ---. I was 15 and really wanted to go with him but didn't realize how dangerous it was. "But I mean, we were living together. He would throw out everything they arrived with, so I had to buy them all new clothes and school things. Bill Gates' mom helped Microsoft get a deal with IBM. Their half-sister.. Its unclear how old Elon was at the time and whether he was even present is in dispute. Musk's defenders have also pointed out that Errol's alleged trade took place in the mid-1980s, at which point Zambia was independent. Almost every crime you can possibly think of, he has done," Elon said. [20] At the time of their daughter's birth, according to The Times, Musk was 72 and Jana Bezuidenhout was 30 years old. This is a pretty awful lie. They never made it to their destination. ", According to the story, Errol said that Elon "once walked the streets of New York with emeralds in his pocket." Eligon, John, and Lynsey Chutel. He told The New York Times that as a member of the Progressive Party, he opposed apartheid. Ask him." On March 25, 2021, Elon Musktweetedthat the emerald mine inheritance rumor was false, and that he had arrived by himself in Canada in 1989 "with ~CA$2,500." On Feb. 23, 2018, Business Insider SA published a story with the headline, "'We had so much money we couldn't even close our safe': Elon Musk's Dad tells BI about the family's insanely casual attitude to wealth." For the state of Texas, The Onion printed, "Elon Musk: Apartheid.". Errol admitted to having affairs, but his ex-wife, now a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model, said the problems in their marriage extended beyond infidelity, alleging that Errol was abusive. He was bullied at school. The entire episode started when the satirical publication The Onion published a piece on the wealthiest person in each American state. In an interview with Rolling Stone, during which he reportedly cried, Elon called his father "a terrible human being" and "evil. Went to Queens Univ with scholarship & debt, then same to UPenn/Wharton & Stanford. Musk, Elon. He once tweeted he arrived in 1989, not 1988, however. The story made no further mention of the mine. The Save Journalism Committee, 9 Mar. "The Richest Person In Every State And How They Made Their Money." Errol told BI that he was flying from his home in South Africa to the U.K. to sell the plane he was on, with a young Elon in tow. Wanderlust ran on both sides of the family. 2021, https://savingjournalism.substack.com/p/i-talked-to-elon-musk-about-journalism. SASSA: Here are your March 2023 grant payment dates. At 17, Musk decided to leave home, heading first to Canada and then the U.S. for university. This is going to sound slightly crazy, but my father also had a share in an Emerald mine in Zambia. He also claimed, "My father & his extended family have been dependent on financial support from my brother & me for over 20 years.". Answer these 2 simple questions & WIN R1000 in cash! Since at least 2018, a rumor has been shared online about Tesla CEO and Twitter owner Elon Musk in regard to his father's purported past ownership of an "apartheid emerald mine" or "slave emerald mine." "So we decided to head back to Lake Tanganyika from where we were, I think we were in Djibouti.". Later, on Sept. 20, 2022, hecalledRobert Reich "an idiot and a liar" for tweeting a video that pushed the emerald mine wealth rumor as fact. Errol told Business Insider South Africa that he once owned half of an emerald mine in Zambia, which he claimed to have purchased on a whim. Worked on my Moms cousins farm in Saskatchewan & a lumber mill in Vancouver. Theyre the same, except for the fact that he is a billionaire, started multiple successful companies and doesnt live in his mothers basement. Elon Musk (~16 years old) & Kimbal Musk sold gems from the Zambian emerald mine to world-famous "Tiffany & Co." on Fifth Avenue in New York - one of the world's most famous jewelers. According to a Facebook post from Errol, the Zambian emerald mine he held a stake in "collapsed in 1989. But the emerald mine story keeps coming back. odakyu11. This article forms part of the archives of Business Insider South Africa, which was published as a partnership between News24 and Insider Inc between 2018 and 2023. He will plan evil. Twitter, https://twitter.com/elonmusk/. By some accounts, Elon is reported to have witnessed the attack, with Errol later telling Rolling Stone that he acted in self-defense; he was never convicted of any crime. "Elon Musk Tells Me His Secret Of Success (Hint: It Ain't About The Money)." Where is this B.S. "Zip2." Errol also shared how his sons got involved in the family business and recalled a time when Elon and his brother Kimbal sold a few of the emeralds from his mine to Tiffany & Co. in New York City. He can't have what he wants and now I am apparently an evil monster.". Elon, by his father's recollection then probably 16 years old, and his brother Kimbal, decided to sell emeralds to Tiffany & Co. on Fifth Avenue in New York . For what it's worth, my reporting, based on conversations with hundreds of people, confirms Musk's story. Are broader financial markets in a massive speculative bubble? Related stories Making better AI is Elon Musk's new object of . ", The Tesla founder also said there was no way to repair his relationship with his father. "He didn't own an emerald mine & I worked my way through college, ending up ~$100k in student debt. It would have been great if someone was paying for my college, but my dad had neither the ability nor the inclination to do so. This is not true," Elon told Rolling Stone in 2017. He confirmed the birth of their daughter to The Sun in 2022. And we spent three weeks making our rent-controlled apartment livable in Toronto, Maye tweeted. Sager, Jessica. Vance wrote, "For what it's worth, my reporting, based on conversations with hundreds of people, confirms Musk's story. Bloomberg.com, 22 May 2020. www.bloomberg.com, https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-05-22/elon-musk-speaks-frankly-on-coronavirus-spacex-and-rage-tweets. "There's no evidence whatsoever of an 'emerald mine,'" the last part of the tweet read. However, again, the story was at least partially unavailable on that website, too. . With his new riches, Errol also bought half of an emerald mine. Snopes and the Snopes.com logo are registered service marks of Snopes.com, Image Via PHILIP PACHECO/AFP via Getty Images. Father and son have a complicated history. What Happened: Musk's comments came on a Twitter. But I didnt really understand at the time what kind of person he was. "Elon Musk Hits out at US Professor over Emerald Mine Claims: 'Idiot and Liar.'" Worked on my Moms cousins farm in Saskatchewan & a lumber mill in Vancouver. In the mid-1980s, the family profited handsomely from Errol Musk's purchasing of an emerald mine, after selling their airplane for 80,000 (the equivalent of 320,000 today). But I've been in physical danger before. All About Errol Musk." How much of a Momentum Proteas Womens cricket fan are you? mark_able_jones_. In an interview with Express, Cattrell recalled: One night, they were sitting in the living room and his dad said Everybody down! People may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. - February 10, 2021 02:34 pm EST. [6][7] In a 2018 interview with Business Insider, Musk boasted that as a result of the emerald mine "we had so much money we couldn't even close our safe. I couldnt even afford a 2nd PC at Zip2, so programmed at night & website only worked during day. First, we have republished past statements from both Errol and Elon. "I was active in opposing the National Party and their apartheid," he said in the post." Given Elon Musks interest in exploration and adventure, its no surprise he descends from intrepid stock, and its Errols side of the family that is seemingly responsible for his innovative, envelope-pushing genes. For example, on Dec. 28, 2019, hetweetedthat his father "didn't own an emerald mine" and that he (Elon) had worked his way through college, ending up with around $100,000 in student debt. Arnold paraphrased his answers, publishing that he said "it was a handshake deal with a Panamanian man that resulted in something like 110 emeralds up front and then a semi-regular trickle of rough stones over a few years following," and that "there was never formal ownership.". Or they'd take the plane to Lake Tanganyika [in Zambia], where Errol had a stake in an emerald mine. The 76-year-old hasnt ruled out having more children, saying: The only thing we are on Earth for is to reproduce.. Errol and a co-pilot were flying a plane from South Africa to England to sell the aircraft but when they couldn't make a scheduled stop in Saudi Arabia, he pivoted his plan and changed his life. Elon Musk does not care about Black people.Example after example after example. Our offices are for administrative purposes only, no visitors will be accepted without an appointment. The most direct address was a tweet that said his father "didn't own an emerald mind [and] I worked my way through college, ending up ~$100k in student debt.". Photo: Cyrus McCrimmon/The Denver Post/Getty Images; Anthony Harvey/Getty Images, Elon Musk and Amber Heard's Relationship Timeline, Elon Musk Claims He Had 'No Choice' But to Make Mass Layoffs at Twitter, Elon Musk Buys Twitter for $44B Following Legal Battle with Company, Fires Top Execs: Reports, Twitter Founder Jack Dorsey Apologizes Following Layoffs at the Company After Elon Musk's Takeover, Twitter to Lay Off Several Employees Over Email amid Elon Musk Takeover: Reports, Employees Suing Twitter In Response to Elon Musk's Plans for Mass Layoffs, Elon Musk Goes to Heidi Klum's Halloween Party as Stars Vow to Leave Twitter Over Controversy, When Will Donald Trump Return to Twitter? All Rights Reserved. Where is this bs coming from? "Like every abused woman, I was embarrassed, and I knew I had made a mistake, you know? A post on Reddit mentioned a theory that said Elon "convinced these publications to remove the articles," but there's no evidence to support that. Errol built his wealth as a prominent electromechanical engineer and entrepreneur in South Africa, reports The South African. TheSouthAfrican.com is all about South Africa and the stories that affect South Africans, wherever they are in the world. In 2019, Elon Musk confronted the Twitter talking point about his father's supposed emerald mine head-on, writing, "He didn't own an emerald mine & I worked my way through college, ending up ~$100k in student debt. Elon Musk has a wild story!" he captioned it. "What's very difficult for others is easy for me. Smart Policies are as low as $30 a month, No Medical Exam Required But by many accounts, the issues at the Tesla factory go beyond the need for a thick skin, New York Times reported. The story included reporting of Elon's denials that the emerald mine had provided any seed money for the wealth he would later accumulate. Elon Musk's father, Errol Musk, remains a mysterious figure, and there is still no common consensus how his work or his wealth during Elon's childhood. I wish. He didnt own an emerald mine, and I worked my way through college, ending up [around] $100,000 in student debt, Elon tweeted. They still feel a bit creepy about it., They still dont like it, Errol admitted in a new interview withthe Sun: They still feel a bit creepy about it because shes their sister. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Thanks for contacting us. "I Talked to Elon Musk about Journalism and the Blood Emeralds Story." 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Here's a summary of our findings: We located reporting from as far back as 2009 and 2014 that said when Elon Musk ("Elon" hereafter) was a child in South Africa in the 1980s, his father ("Errol" hereafter) at some point owned "a stake in an emerald mine" near Lake Tanganyika in Zambia, not South Africa. He didnt own an emerald mine & I worked my way through college, ending up ~$100k in student debt. He has also dismissed rumors that his father co-owned a Zambian emerald mine, writing on Twitter in 2019: He didnt own an emerald mine & I worked my way through college, ending up ~$100k in student debt. His grandmother broke barriers of her own, becoming the first-ever chiropractor in Canada. The way Errol tells it, that all started with an inconvenient religious holiday. Kimbal is a millionaire who owns restaurant chains and spearheads a nonprofit education program, The Kitchen Community, which grows vegetables in the U.S. Tosca is a film producer and director. I can't see any reason not to. In a 2017 email to employees which the company later released in response to one of the lawsuits, Elon warned against being a huge jerk to members of a historically less represented group. He also wrote, if someone is a jerk to you, but sincerely apologizes, it is important to be thick-skinned and accept that apology.. ERROL IS A RETIRED SOUTH AFRICAN ENGINEER. There, the two South Africans ran into a group of Italians who, as it happened, were in the market for an airplane. Errol and Heide had two children of their own, but he also helped raise Jana. Elon Musk addressed the recent social storm when claims related his family's emerald mines in apartheid-South Africa resurfaced online. In a rare interview with Forbes, Errol revealed that his parents were the first to ever fly from South Africa to Australia in a single-engine airplane. Elon Musk's father, Errol Musk, remains a mysterious figure, and there is still no common consensus how his work or his wealth during Elon's childhood. You have no idea.. Beyond that, we were unable to find any evidence that showed money generated from his father's involvement in the mine helped Elon build his wealth in North America. This article is actually accurate: https://t.co/eVpCX9V1NB. And he had a disastrous relationship with his father. "A Teenage Elon Musk Once Casually Sold His Father's Emeralds to Tiffany & Co. It was authored by Jeremy Arnold with The Save Journalism Committee. In the interview, the Tesla owner briefly mentioned that his father had a share in an emerald mine in Zambia. Address: Regus Business Centre 1st Floor, Block B, North Park, Black River Park, 2 Fir Street, Observatory, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa Postal: Blue Sky Publications (Pty) Ltd T/A TheSouthAfrican, PO Box 44354, Claremont, 7735, South Africa, United Kingdom Blue Sky Publications Ltd Company Registration Number: 04683692. ", Musk tackled it on Twitter as the story circulated, but his denials do not explicitly contradict his father's tale of the bizarre airplane-emerald mine trade. "I said, 'Oh, all right.' Unlike his son, Tesla and Twitter CEO Elon Musk, Errol has mostly flown under the radar, though the father of seven has had an increasingly public profile over the last few years, largely due to his complicated family relationships. @spylinen tweeted, The mine was in Zambia, which became independent of the UK in 1964. In that way, Errol might be like estranged Elon after all. The share in the mine wasnt acquired until the 1980s. Went to Queens Univ with scholarship & debt, then same to UPenn/Wharton & Stanford., In a follow-up tweet, Elon said his father didnt own an emerald mine & I worked my way through college, ending up ~$100k in student debt.. In the biography Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX and the Quest for a Fantastic Future, author Ashlee Vance wrote that Errol invested $28,000 in Elon and Kimbal's then-fledgling company, Zip2. Kaizer Chiefs to sign more Stellenbosch players? Elon Musk said he and his brother have supported their father since he "ran out of money in 90s." He was reacting to a tweet saying he was from a family that owned an African emerald mine.. The 76-year-old is most notable for. Elon Musk addressed the recent social storm when claims related his familys emerald mines in apartheid-South Africa resurfaced online. Note: Reporting from Esquire.com said that Elon moved from South Africa to Canada in 1988. "Elon Musk: The College Years." ", In 2018, he explained that he was helping Jana get over a breakup at the time of Rushi's conception, but he initially assumed the baby's father was Jana's ex. R/EnoughMuskSpam via Reddit.com, 5 Dec. 2019, www.reddit.com/r/EnoughMuskSpam/comments/e6j76f/his_family_stole_an_emerald_mine/. They also emphasize anecdotes from Elon and his mother about the hard work and squalor they endured in Canada in those years. The 51-year-old has refuted claims that he grew up rich amid statements that his father Errol owned an emerald mine in South Africa. You could tell by the way that he told the story. The patriarch confirmed the shootings to the publication in 2017, saying manslaughter charges were later dropped because he acted in self-defense. Errol and his stepdaughter, Jana Bezuidenhout, share two children. In 2017, Errol told Rolling Stone that while he has never intentionally hurt or threatened anyone, he once shot and killed a group of burglars at his home in Johannesburg, though he says he was cleared of all charges because he acted in self-defense. ,
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