Was 2022 Elon Musk’s worst year? From Twitter meltdowns and reinstating Donald Trump, to secret baby revelations, being dumped by girlfriend Natasha Bassett and disowned by daughter Vivian Jenna Wilson

Dec 26 , 2022

How tech billionaire Elon Musk continued to make the news in 2022, from his Twitter turnarounds to wanting to boost the US population – and the reveal on the Tesla/Neuralink boss fathering twins with an employee. Photos: @mayemusk/Instagram, DPA, AP

Musk’s Twitter takeover prompted celebrities from Elton John to Shonda Rhimes to quit the platform in protest – but Donald Trump got his controversial account back …

It was revealed he now has nine children, one of whom changed her name and wants nothing to do with him – and there are still rumours he could be the daddy of Amber Heard’s baby girl

Elon Musk didn’t fail to shock, surprise and annoy the world in general this year, from his on-off-on-again Twitter deal to the revelation on twins he secretly fathered with an employee.

Elon Musk during a press conference at SpaceX’s Starbase facility near Boca Chica Village in South Texas in February 2022. Photo: AFP

No doubt, it’s been another big year for the 51-year-old tech entrepreneur, but he’s been making the headlines for all the wrong reasons, including a few missteps at Twitter, like reinstating Donald Trump’s account and staying put (so far) after a poll he initiated gave the clear message that most users wanted him out as CEO.

Here are the biggest controversies and meltdowns endured by the Earth’s former wealthiest man, and how he managed to get our goat time and again …

His efforts to “boost” the US population

Elon Musk and his posse. Photo: @elonmusk/Instagram

If you weren’t keeping count, it was revealed earlier in the year that Elon Musk, whose estimated net worth is nearly US$156 billion, has nine children. The number was previously thought to be seven, but, surprise, surprise, it turns out he had twins with an executive of his artificial intelligence company Neuralink via IVF. Shortly afterwards, Australian actress Natasha Bassett, who recently starred in Elvis, ended her relationship with Musk after news of his secret twins was revealed to the world.

Previously, the Tesla CEO had boasted that he was doing his part to “boost” the US population after its birth rate saw a downward trend.

Elon Musk and ex-wife Talulah Riley. Photo: @elonmuskslife/Instagram

So, the richest man in the world currently has kids from three different women – but not all of his children want anything to do with him. Read the full story below: